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How did a working class illiterate woman become King Charles II's favourite mistress? Nell Gwyn was an incredibly talented comedy actor who came from a working class background, and was part of a ...

When Charles II died suddenly in 1685, Nell Gwyn’s world collapsed. She survived Charles only by two years. Though her death has usually been attributed simply to “apoplexy,” Biographer Bax ...

As a result, Nell Gwyn - born 375 years ago this month - went from being a humble orange seller to a celebrated actress and Charles II's most enduring and famous mistress.

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King Charles II is believed to have fathered at least 12 illegitimate children and ... Rufus Sewell as the monarch alongside Emma Pierson as mistress Nell Gwynn in 2003 BBC series Charles II: ...

What we know of Nell Gwyn is rather limited, and such sparse facts as have come down to us are principally found in Pepys and in the plays and gossip of the times of Charles II.

Nell Gwyn. Portrait of Nell Gwyn (1651-1687) Heritage Images/Getty Images. The most famous of all Charles II’s royal mistresses, Nell Gywn was a glamorous actress on the Restoration stage, and was ...

Nell Gwynn's foul trick on Charles II's mistress to secure the King's favour An actress played a horrible trick on Charles II's mistress to ensure it was she who ended up in the King's bed.