1135:" on 14 November 1687, at ten in the evening, less than three years after the King's death. She was 37 years old (if she was born in 1650). Her balance at Child's Bank was reported to be well over four figures, and she possessed almost 15,000 ounces of plate. The Oxford Dictionary of Actors therefore suggests that 'perhaps most of her wealth was in trust or not in liquid assets' which might explain why the rich woman was so poor. A letter from Wigmore to Etherege, the day after Gwyn's burial, reports that Gwyn left about £1,000,000, "a great many say more, few less". The majority of her estate went to her son. Gwyn's will also conveys her charitable side with her leaving £100 to be distributed to the poor of the parish of St Martin-in-the-Fields and Westminster and £50 to release debtors from prison every Christmas.
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741:... to the King's house to see 'The Maiden Queen', a new play of Dryden's, mightily commended for the regularity of it, and the strain and wit; and the truth is, there is a comical part done by Nell, which is Florimell, that I never can hope ever to see the like done again, by man or woman. The King and the Duke of York were at the play. But so great performance of a comical part was never, I believe, in the world before as Nell do this, both as a mad girl, then most and best of all when she comes in like a young gallant; and hath the notions and carriage of a spark the most that ever I saw any man have. It makes me, I confess, admire her.
971:, Gwyn characteristically jabbed at the Duchess's "great lineage," dressing in black at Court, the same mourning attire as Louise when a prince of France died. Someone there asked, "What the deuce was the Cham of Tartary to you?" to which Gwyn responded, "Oh, exactly the same relation that the French Prince was to Mademoiselle de Kérouaille." The Duchess of Portsmouth's only recorded riposte was, "anybody may know she has been an orange-wench by her swearing". Their relationship was not strictly adversarial; they were known to get together for tea and cards, for example.
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1049:. In addition to the properties mentioned above, Gwyn had a summer residence on the site of what is now 61–63 King's Cross Road, London, which enjoyed later popularity as the Bagnigge Wells Spa. According to the London Encyclopedia (Macmillan, 1983) she "entertained Charles II here with little concerts and breakfasts". An inscribed stone of 1680, saved and reinserted in the front wall of the present building, shows a carved mask which is probably a reference to her stage career.
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814:, another wit in the merry gang. Pepys reports the news on 13 July: " Lord Buckhurst hath got Nell away from the King's house, lies with her, and gives her £100 a year, so she hath sent her parts to the house, and will act no more." Gwyn was acting once more in late August, and her brief affair with Buckhurst had ended. Pepys reports that by 22 August 1667, Gwyn had returned to the King's Playhouse in
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debuted, with earlier authorities believing it to be 1667. This was the first of many appearances in which Gwyn and Hart played the "gay couple", a form that would become a frequent theme in restoration comedies. The gay couple, broadly defined, is a pair of witty, antagonistic lovers, he generally a
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Mary Meggs, a former prostitute nicknamed "Orange Moll" and a friend of Madam Gwyn's, had been granted the licence to "vend, utter and sell oranges, lemons, fruit, sweetmeats and all manner of fruiterers and confectioners wares" within the theatre. Orange Moll hired Nell and her elder sister Rose as
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If her good looks, strong clear voice, and lively wit were responsible for catching the eye of
Killigrew, she still had to prove herself clever enough to succeed as an actress. This was no easy task in the Restoration theatre; the limited pool of audience members meant that very short runs were the
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September 1680 or 1681. The circumstances of the child's life in Paris and the cause of his death are both unknown, one of the few clues being that he died "of a sore leg", which Beauclerk speculates could mean anything from an accident to poison. It is
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Charles Hart and Charles Sackville, Gwyn jokingly called the King "her Charles the Third". By mid-1668, Gwyn's affair with the King was well-known, though there was little reason to believe it would last for long. She continued to act at the King's House, her
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fearing the entrapment of marriage and she feigning to do the same in order to keep her lover at arm's length. Theatre historian
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England from France, ostensibly to serve as a maid of honour to Queen Catherine, but also to become another mistress to King Charles, probably by design on both the French and English sides. She and Gwyn would prove rivals for many years to come. They were opposites in personality and
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Around 1662, Nell is said to have taken a lover by the name of Duncan or Dungan. Their relationship lasted perhaps two years, and was reported with obscenity-laced acidity in several later satires; "For either with expense of purse or p---k, / At length the weary fool grew Nelly-sick". Duncan
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frequently attended performances. The orange-girls would also serve as messengers between men in the audience and actresses backstage; they received tips for this role, and some of these messages would end in sexual assignations. Whether this activity rose to the level of
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stated that "Madam Gwinn complains she has no house yet." Gwyn is said to have complained that "she had always conveyed free under the Crown, and always would; and would not accept till it was conveyed free to her by an Act of Parliament." In 1676, Gwyn was granted the
991:, produced at Dorset Garden in March 1677, the part of Angelica Bianca, "a famous Curtezan" is played by a Mrs. Gwin. This has sparked some confusion. The spelling of 'Gwin' does not refer to Nell Gwyn, but to Mrs. Anne Quin. Nell Gwyn had left the stage by this point.
1236:"If it please your Majesty," she replied, "there is but one way left, which expedient I am afraid it will be difficult to persuade you to embrace. Dismiss your ladies, may it please your Majesty, and mind your business; the People of England will soon be
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says she was born in Coal Yard Alley in Covent Garden and other biographies, including Wilson's, have followed suit. Her noble descendant Beauclerk pieces together circumstantial evidence to favour an Oxford birth.
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to be considered as "the son and heir of his elder brother, Charles Beauclerk, Earl of Burford" by royal decree on 21 December 1676, and was thus entitled to use "Baron Heddington" as a
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father." When the King protested against her calling Charles that, she replied, "Your Majesty has given me no other name by which to call him." In response, Charles created him
776:, especially in one scene in which, to escape a hugely fat suitor able to move only by rolling, she rolls across the stage herself, her feet toward the audience and her
1075:, obeying his brother's deathbed wish, "Let not poor Nelly starve," eventually paid most of Gwyn's debts and gave her an annual pension of £1,500. He also paid off the
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title in 1676 at the age of 5, should his elder brother fail to produce issue.
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Treachery and Retribution: England's Dukes, Marquesses & Earls, 1066–1707
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that Gwyn would become a star. In May 1665, she appeared opposite Hart in
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era, pastimes regarded as frivolous, including theatre, had been banned.
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in 1674. Herbert was further reaffirmed as Marquess of Powis in 1687 by
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According to Paul A. Fox, " are clearly based on the arms attributed to
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The House of Nell Gwyn. The Fortunes of the Beauclerk Family, 1670–1974
2365:"Canons of Christ Church: Fourth prebend | British History Online"
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to found, because she remembered that similar coats had been worn at
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Rival Sultanas: Nell Gwyn, Louise de Kéroualle, and Hortense Mancini
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Highfill, Philip H.; Langhans, Edward A.; Burnim, Kalman A. (1978).
1634:. The family's history has been published in the authoritative book
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Lord Seymour Beauclerk (born 24 June 1708 – c. 1709)
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While Fox speculated that Gwyn was descended in the male line from
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1669:(6 April 1696 – 27 July 1751), eldest son and heir;
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and Nell Gwyn, in a 1679 engraving. Charles is depicted holding a
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Survey of London: volumes 29 and 30: St James Westminster, Part 1
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2501:"St Mary-le-Strand and the Maypole | British History Online"
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Quoted in Beauclerk, p. 78 from the epilogue to Robert Howard's
2607:"Diary entries from April 1665 (The Diary of Samuel Pepys)"
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also unknown if James Beauclerk's body was buried in France or
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The Story of Nell Gwyn: and the Sayings of Charles the Second
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Though Gwyn was often caricatured as an empty-headed woman,
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at knowledgeoflondon.com/rooftops, accessed 13 January 2018
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806:), Gwyn and Buckhurst left London for a country holiday in
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Nell Gwynne: A Dramatick Essaye on Acting and Prostitution
1492:, with remainder to the male issue by her second husband,
2890:"Carry on, your majesty: Charles II and his court ladies"
2082:, based on Hazelton's play of 1900; Gwyn is portrayed by
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of the aristocracy. In 1667, Gwyn made such a match with
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The details of Gwyn's background are somewhat obscure. A
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Monarchs, Murders & Mistresses: A Book of Royal Days
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Edward J. Davies, "Nell Gwyn and 'Dr Gwyn of Ch. Ch.'",
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Edward J. Davies, "Nell Gwyn and 'Dr Gwyn of Ch. Ch.'",
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Edward J. Davies, "Nell Gwyn and 'Dr Gwyn of Ch. Ch.'",
3854:
History of the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
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The First English Actresses: Women and Drama, 1660–1700
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2433:. Almeley, Herefordshire: Logaston Press. p. 185.
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And, through her drawers the powerful charm descry'd.
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1698:(27 February 1703 – 23 November 1744)
1678:(22 May 1698 – 23 February 1733 N.S.)
1154:, preached a sermon on 17 December from the text of
1045:. She lived there when the King was in residence at
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Jacob Henry Burn Collection of Nell Gwyn, 1675-1872
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2577:. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press.
1359:Nell Gwyn never received any official titles from
575:Nell Gwyn's Lodging, Drury Lane, February 1881 by
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1857:for the play which is still performed on occasion
1343:Per pale Argent and Or a lion rampant Azure on a
1131:"almost certainly due to the acquired variety of
254:is her descendant, and the current holder of the
252:Murray de Vere Beauclerk, 14th Duke of St. Albans
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1715:(c. 1709 – 20 October 1787); was
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1250:In 1937, a new ten-storey block of 437 flats in
27:English royal mistress and celebrity (1650–1687)
1705:(26 December 1704 – 11 May 1768)
1685:(14 July 1699 – 21 October 1781)
647:'Tis our joint cause; I know you in your hearts
1894:with Nell Gwyn. (The 1922 Broadway musical by
1751:(b. 19 January 1939), Governor-General of the
1247:a whore. Find something else to fight about."
645:We have been all ill-us'd, by this day's poet.
630:, played by her real-life lover Charles Hart.
2300:, ed. Gordon Goodwin (London, 1903), pp. 3–4.
1562:Charles and James Beauclerk, the two sons of
891:Portrait of Nell Gwyn as Venus with her son,
784:Yet Hart more manners had, then not to tender
3378:. New York, New York: Harcout. p. 118.
2406:. Macmillan and Co., limited. p. 31-60.
2342:, ed. Gordon Goodwin (London, 1903), p. 125.
1649:. She was a well-known beauty, who became a
1371:", following the bestowing of the titles of
786:When noble Buckhurst beg'd him to surrender.
3402:Here Lies Our Sovereign Lord: (The Stuarts)
3398:
3220:"House of Beauclerk: Children of Nell Gwyn"
1987:The Remarkable Life and Times of Eliza Rose
1600:, on 21 December 1676 at the age of 6, and
788:He saw her roll the stage from side to side
649:Hate serious plays, as I do serious parts.
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3315:The Longman Companion to Victorian Fiction
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994:In February 1671, Gwyn moved into a brick
733:written by the theatre's house dramatist,
446:Here Mrs. Pierce tells me that Nelly and
207:stage actress and celebrity figure of the
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1749:Murray Beauclerk, 14th Duke of St. Albans
1667:Charles Beauclerk, 2nd Duke of St. Albans
1586:Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St. Albans
1431:Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St. Albans
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3342:The Oxford Companion to American Theatre
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2997:Details and quotes about the house from
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1902:, was not based on the Nell Gwyn story.)
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3253:. 21 November 1947. pp. 5495–5496.
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2803:"Nell Gwyn (The Diary of Samuel Pepys)"
2431:A Dictionary of Herefordshire Biography
2422:
2402:Dasent, Arthur Irwin (1 January 1924).
843:George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham
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2163:, Gwyn is portrayed by Andrea Lawrence
1770:The Peckham Frolic : or Nell Gwyn
1621:James Beauclerk was sent to school in
1412:William Herbert, 1st Marquess of Powis
1121:Sir Robert Sawyer the Attorney General
1071:King Charles died on 6 February 1685.
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2181:Charles II: The Power and The Passion
1113:Laurence Hyde (the Earl of Rochester)
746:ten years before his company revived
436:Oxford Illustrated History of Theatre
277:The New Monthly Magazine and Humorist
238:. Gwyn had two sons by King Charles:
3759:. New York: Dell Publishing Company.
3709:
3705:. New York: George H. Doran Company.
3649:
3643:Royal Berkshire History: Nell Gwynne
2689:
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2529:
2139:, Gwyn's minor part is portrayed by
1588:(8 May 1670 – 10 May 1726), created
1472:as a reward for his support for the
1194:William Ley, 4th Earl of Marlborough
1127:each receiving £100. Gwyn died from
586:, and learned dancing from another,
442:'s diary records, second-hand, that.
374:The Dictionary of National Biography
3839:Mistresses of Charles II of England
3734:Online at www.british-history.ac.uk
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3317:(2nd ed.). Routledge. p.
3158:Rawson, Andrew (28 February 2017).
3100:. Macmillan Reference. p. 94.
3097:Encyclopedia of Sex and Gender: A-C
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2743:
2731:
2316:
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2021:where Gwynne is a central character
1989:, a children's historical novel by
1672:Lady Diana Beauclerk (born c. 1697)
1647:Aubrey de Vere, 20th Earl of Oxford
1522:, on the morning of his wedding to
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1054:Henry Jermyn, 1st Earl of St Albans
914:, and in July she played in Lacy's
668:There is some debate over the year
340:similar to those of the Gwynnes of
223:(c. April 1668 – 6 February 1685).
24:
3580:. New York/London: Benjamin Blom.
3217:
3133:Hilliam, David (1 November 2009).
2887:Hamilton, Adrian (16 April 2012).
2829:"RCIN 655579 - Nell Gwyn as Venus"
2252:
2028:, a debut novel by Gillian Bagwell
1933:In Good King Charles's Golden Days
1735:Lady Anne Beauclerk (born c. 1714)
1732:Lady Mary Beauclerk (born c. 1712)
1198:John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester
1111:on 18 October with her executors,
230:, and has come to be considered a
25:
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3636:. New York/London: Benjamin Blom.
3567:; Beauclerk Dewar, Peter (1974).
2901:from the original on 18 June 2022
2456:Pepys's diary for 26 October 1667
2094:, Gwyn is portrayed by Lois Sturt
1993:where Gwyn is a central character
1498:John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll
1462:John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll
1204:, remembering the events of 1681:
987:In the cast list of Aphra Behn's
939:, whose pregnancies all ended in
822:Relationship with King Charles II
385:, which she allegedly influenced
3275:Her other sisters died unmarried
2780:, Quoted from Beauclerk, p. 106.
1660:
1514:The second creation came in the
1221:whore was still the Frenchwoman
1138:She was buried in the Church of
723:Secret Love, or The Maiden Queen
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1973:1993, a prominent character in
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1645:, daughter and sole heiress of
1302:military exercises when he was
1099:In March 1687, Gwyn suffered a
774:All Mistaken, or The Mad Couple
663:All Mistaken, or the Mad Couple
622:, playing Cydaria, daughter of
84:
3824:17th-century English actresses
3819:People from Windsor, Berkshire
3736:. (URL accessed 10 June 2006.)
3682:MacGregor-Hastie, Roy (1987).
3658:. Cambridge University Press.
3627:. John Wiley's Sons, New York.
2759:. Quoted in Beauclerk, p. 105.
2375:
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1683:Vere Beauclerk, 1st Baron Vere
1464:was created Baron Chatham and
1170:Roxana: The Fortunate Mistress
537:may be a matter of semantics.
409:sister", Rose, were left in a
13:
1:
3602:Nell Gwyn: Mistress to a King
3224:The Wrong Side of the Blanket
2631:Pepys's diary, 22 August 1667
2385:, 24(2011):121–28, at 121–23.
2313:, 24(2011):121–28, at 124–27.
2240:
1759:In stage works and literature
1727:Battle of Cartagena de Indias
1520:Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten
1516:Peerage of the United Kingdom
1264:Cavalier King Charles spaniel
918:, a farce about a company of
554:
422:whose business was running a
261:
3755:Wilson, John Harold (1952).
3751:available from Google Books.
3740:Williams, Hugh Noel (1915).
3677:. New York: Walker & Co.
3094:Fedwa Malti-Douglas (2007).
2490:, quoted in Beauclerk, p. 40
2268:"The Ancestors of Nell Gwyn"
2245:
1952:Here Lies Our Sovereign Lord
1773:, a comedy in three acts by
1470:Anne, Queen of Great Britain
1306:, and served throughout the
853:, an actress with the rival
324:from 1615 to 1624. However,
7:
3453:"Historical Novels Society"
2383:The Bodleian Library Record
2327:The Bodleian Library Record
2311:The Bodleian Library Record
2203:
750:and even the less favoured
395:Lives of the Court Beauties
183:James Beauclerk (1671–1680)
10:
3870:
3621:Cunningham, Peter (1888).
3606:. Atlantic Monthly Press.
3556:
2329:, 24(2011):121–28, at 124.
1998:The Perfect Royal Mistress
1578:, Nell Gwyn had two sons:
1576:King Charles II of England
1564:King Charles II of England
1496:. She was the daughter of
1361:King Charles II of England
1326:Coat of arms of Nell Gwyn
1300:King Charles II of England
1166:
1091:, something she resisted.
653:It was in the new form of
540:
32:Nell Gwyn (disambiguation)
29:
3757:Nell Gwyn: Royal Mistress
3746:. Dodd, Mead and company.
3711:Kent, Princess Michael of
3640:Ford, David Nash (2002).
3571:. London: William Kimber.
3532:26 September 2015 at the
3194:"Nell Gwynne (1650-1687)"
2807:The Diary of Samuel Pepys
2611:The Diary of Samuel Pepys
2505:www.british-history.ac.uk
2369:www.british-history.ac.uk
2178:In the 2003 mini-series,
2157:In the 1969 mini-series,
2000:, a novel by Diane Haeger
1604:in 1684 at the age of 14.
1449:deposing James II in the
1354:
1180:Nell Gwynn House, Chelsea
1162:
549:Portrait of Nell Gwyn by
518:Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
170:
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152:
135:
113:
94:
63:
48:
41:
3701:Melville, Lewis (1926).
3650:Howe, Elizabeth (1992).
3374:Woolf, Virginia (1928).
3364:are available on YouTube
2429:Weaver, Phillip (2015).
2266:Fox, Paul (March 2009).
2215:
2042:, a play by Bella Merlin
1553:
1478:Peerage of Great Britain
1367:Gwyn by making her the "
1322:, or were self-assumed.
1288:or, a lion rampant azure
1152:Archbishop of Canterbury
1094:
1052:Just after the death of
601:Thomaso, or The Wanderer
434:; Peter Thomson, in the
413:. She experimented with
3844:English stage actresses
3809:Actresses from Hereford
3717:. Simon & Schuster.
3686:. London: Robert Hale.
3646:. Nash Ford Publishing.
3632:Dasent, Arthur (1924).
3198:Royal Berkshire History
3164:. Casemate Publishers.
2196:, Gwyn is portrayed by
2151:, Gwyn is portrayed by
2127:, Gwyn is portrayed by
2115:, Gwyn is portrayed by
2112:Love, Life and Laughter
2103:, Gwyn is portrayed by
2067:Sweet Nell of Old Drury
1960:The Loves of Charles II
1958:'s historical trilogy,
1811:Sweet Nell of Old Drury
1500:, who had been created
1482:Lady Caroline Townshend
1377:Countess of Castlemaine
1225:, who had been created
1140:St Martin-in-the-Fields
1117:Thomas Earl of Pembroke
981:The Conquest of Granada
294:St Martin in the Fields
79:St Martin in the Fields
3576:Bax, Clifford (1969).
3510:"The Darling Strumpet"
2461:16 August 2006 at the
2340:The Story of Nell Gwyn
2298:The Story of Nell Gwyn
2272:Genealogists' Magazine
2210:English royal mistress
2091:The Glorious Adventure
2059:In film and television
1886:; a rewrite of 1919's
1676:Lord William Beauclerk
1651:Lady of the Bedchamber
1636:The House of Nell Gwyn
1571:
1215:
1181:
958:Several months later,
900:
874:She Wou'd if She Cou'd
861:, slipping a powerful
838:
792:
743:
683:Great Plague of London
651:
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560:
460:
367:is on the border with
290:monumental inscription
57:Simon Pietersz Verelst
3814:Actresses from Oxford
3137:. The History Press.
3061:MacGregor-Hastie 1987
2352:MacGregor-Hastie 1987
1938:1944, a character in
1926:1939, a character in
1868:Frank Frankfort Moore
1723:Lord Aubrey Beauclerk
1703:Lord George Beauclerk
1696:Lord Sidney Beauclerk
1561:
1389:Duchess of Portsmouth
1369:Countess of Greenwich
1270:in the capital city.
1258:, was given the name
1227:Duchess of Portsmouth
1206:
1179:
937:Catherine of Braganza
890:
829:
782:
739:
643:
626:and love interest to
574:
548:
458:'s praying daughter!"
444:
272:Ashmolean manuscripts
221:Charles II of England
165:Charles II of England
3673:Lynch, Jack (2007).
3433:on 25 September 2015
3399:Jean Plaidy (2012).
3376:Orlando: A Biography
3039:, pp. 317, 358.
2757:The Lady of Pleasure
2636:7 March 2006 at the
2488:The Lady of Pleasure
2184:, Gwyn is played by
2172:, Gwyn is played by
2160:The First Churchills
2026:The Darling Strumpet
2009:Susan Holloway Scott
1954:, the third part of
1920:Orlando: A Biography
1908:Mistress Nell Gwynne
1880:Harold Fraser-Simson
1863:Nell Gwyn – Comedian
1753:Royal Stuart Society
1713:Lord James Beauclerk
1690:Lord Henry Beauclerk
1397:Louise de Kérouaille
1387:; and the titles of
1373:Duchess of Cleveland
1318:during the reign of
1223:Louise de Kérouaille
960:Louise de Kérouaille
922:soldiers during the
878:Lincoln's Inn Fields
698:The English Monsieur
494:English Commonwealth
142:"Pretty, witty Nell"
30:For other uses, see
3776:Harry Ransom Center
3723:" available online.
2169:England, My England
2005:The King's Favorite
1976:Playhouse Creatures
1745:Duchy of St. Albans
1701:Lieutenant-General
1655:Caroline of Ansbach
1596:, in the county of
1488:, in the County of
1451:Glorious Revolution
1385:Elizabeth Killigrew
1327:
1209:mistaken; I am the
1196:(a lover of hers),
1066:Master of the Hawks
911:The Mock Astrologer
816:The Indian Emperour
752:The Indian Emperour
708:, an adaptation of
619:The Indian Emperour
292:, in the parish of
228:Restoration England
211:period. Praised by
3731:. pp. 377–78.
3715:Cupid and the King
3596:Beauclerk, Charles
3286:"Beauclerk family"
3250:The London Gazette
3218:Holder, Samantha.
3192:Nash Ford, David.
2922:, pp. 131–37.
2865:, pp. 126–27.
2853:, pp. 121–22.
2792:, pp. 108–09.
2338:Peter Cunningham,
2296:Peter Cunningham,
2190:In the 2004 film,
2166:In the 1995 film,
2148:Cardboard Cavalier
2145:In the 1949 film,
2133:In the 1941 film,
2121:In the 1934 film,
2109:In the 1934 film,
2097:In the 1926 film,
2088:In the 1922 film,
2076:In the 1915 film,
2064:In the 1911 film,
1717:Bishop of Hereford
1602:Duke of St. Albans
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1486:Baroness Greenwich
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391:Coningsby Hospital
336:Gwyn was assigned
248:Duke of St. Albans
3578:Pretty Witty Nell
3514:www.goodreads.com
3412:978-1-4481-5034-2
3328:978-1-4082-0390-3
3290:Westminster Abbey
3171:978-1-4738-7626-2
3107:978-0-02-865961-9
2768:Beaclerk, p. 103.
2692:, pp. 67–70.
2477:, pp. 37–38.
2465:at www.pepys.info
2153:Margaret Lockwood
1837:, later retitled
1801:Robert Planquette
1775:Edward Jerningham
1741:Westminster Abbey
1540:Earl of Merioneth
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3799:1650 births
3749:Entire book
3634:Nell Gwynne
3245:"No. 38128"
3025:Wilson 1952
3013:Wilson 1952
2755:Anonymous,
2444:Wilson 1952
2129:Anna Neagle
2007:a novel by
1991:Mary Hooper
1956:Jean Plaidy
1911:a novel by
1849:. Composer
1839:Nell Gwynne
1835:Edward Rose
1815:Paul Kester
1792:Nell Gwynne
1719:(1746–1787)
1598:Oxfordshire
1441:to support
1186:John Dryden
735:John Dryden
731:tragicomedy
714:The Chances
611:John Dryden
558: 1670
492:During the
452:bawdy-house
424:bawdy house
403:dipsomaniac
209:Restoration
180:(1670–1726)
114:Nationality
18:Nell Gwynne
3788:Categories
3295:16 October
3229:16 October
3203:16 October
2813:19 October
2616:19 October
2282:16 October
2241:References
2198:Zoe Tapper
2174:Lucy Speed
2124:Nell Gwynn
2048:Nell Gwynn
1847:Simon Dale
1813:a play by
1340:Escutcheon
1292:Guilsfield
1211:Protestant
1190:Aphra Behn
1079:on Gwyn's
965:Versailles
897:Peter Lely
859:Aphra Behn
851:Moll Davis
796:Merry Gang
778:petticoats
766:mistresses
661:'s comedy
483:Drury Lane
379:pensioners
342:Llansannor
262:Early life
236:Cinderella
153:Occupation
3794:Nell Gwyn
3721:Nell Gwyn
3703:Nell Gwyn
3684:Nell Gwyn
2690:Howe 1992
2666:Howe 1992
2593:906217330
2530:Howe 1992
2246:Citations
2100:Nell Gwyn
2045:2015–17,
1942:'s novel
1845:'s book,
1528:Greenwich
1484:was made
1296:Welshpool
1229:in 1673.
1083:lodge at
1039:Home Park
1000:Pall Mall
996:townhouse
989:The Rover
949:Whitehall
836:Admiralty
760:featured
624:Moctezuma
588:John Lacy
512:, led by
500:had been
456:Presbyter
420:alcoholic
407:notorious
405:mother,
268:horoscope
203:) was an
108:, England
89:, England
81:, London
43:Nell Gwyn
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3598:(2005).
3530:Archived
3494:29 March
3358:overture
3313:(2013).
3049:Bax 1969
2999:Sheppard
2905:25 April
2899:Archived
2744:Bax 1969
2732:Bax 1969
2634:Archived
2459:Archived
2204:See also
1900:Our Nell
1875:Our Nell
1797:operetta
1688:Colonel
1681:Admiral
1638:(1974).
1455:Flanders
1219:Catholic
1133:syphilis
1129:apoplexy
1085:Bestwood
1077:mortgage
1073:James II
1032:Highgate
1009:freehold
920:Cavalier
863:laxative
526:sixpence
502:restored
349:Hereford
219:of King
217:mistress
171:Children
75:Hereford
3774:at the
3557:Sources
3177:22 June
1888:Our Peg
1632:England
1568:coronet
1544:Charles
1530:in the
1365:ennoble
1345:Lozenge
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1256:Chelsea
1238:pleased
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541:Actress
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504:to the
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475:oysters
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161:Partner
156:Actress
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1767:1799,
1627:France
1355:Titles
1163:Legacy
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1101:stroke
998:at 79
973:Basset
691:livery
687:Oxford
628:Cortez
365:county
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201:Gwynne
3485:"Or,"
2486:From
2216:Notes
1795:, an
1747:, is
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1554:Issue
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1284:Powys
1095:Death
909:, or
832:Cupid
808:Epsom
477:, or
369:Wales
318:Canon
310:Wales
256:duchy
197:Gwynn
126:Welsh
3688:ISBN
3660:ISBN
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3439:2015
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2579:ISBN
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