A Family Take in 'Nell Gwyn: Mistress to a King' A new book recreates the story behind one of England's greatest love affairs — the 17-year relationship between Charles II and Nell Gwyn. Charles ...

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 Gwynn — also spelled Gwyn and Gwynne — is one of history’s most famous mistresses. Born on February 2, 1650, in the depths of poverty, Nell started out working in one of London’s most ...

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 ...

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 ...

A new book recreates the story behind one of England's greatest love affairs — the 17-year relationship between Charles II and Nell Gwyn. Charles… ...

A new book recreates the story behind one of England's greatest love affairs — the 17-year relationship between Charles II and Nell Gwyn. Charles Beauclerk is a direct descendant of the pair ...

A new book recreates the story behind one of England's greatest love affairs — the 17-year relationship between Charles II and Nell Gwyn. Charles Beauclerk is a direct descendant of the pair ...

A new book recreates the story behind one of England's greatest love affairs — the 17-year relationship between Charles II and Nell Gwyn. Charles Beauclerk is a direct descendant of the pair ...