A new book recreates the story behind one of England's greatest love affairs — the 17-year relationship between Charles II and Nell Gwyn.... A Family Take in 'Nell Gwyn: Mistress to a King' England's ...
The mistresses of kings have always come in for their full share of fame. Mistresses per se are an appealing topic. So are kings. The combination is irresistible. Thus the fame of Agnes Sorel, of Du ...
The most famous royal mistress in British history, Nell Gwyn, might have been a shopaholic, but she was a very meticulous one. It seems she kept a note of every act of extravagance she enjoyed, asking ...
What follows is less striking, though never less than entertaining, a pleasant and intelligent diversion. Charles II is dying – there is no secret about this, the time-line in the programme disproves ...
PRETTY WITTY NELL—Clifford Bax—Morrow ($3). Nell Gwyn’s 37 years were not all beer & skittles, but Biographer Bax is of the cheerful opinion that her short life was mostly merry. In a musical-comedy ...
Things Unseen Theatre brings history to life in the play “Nell Gwynn,” showing Sept. 8-11 at the Church in the Middle of the Block (Cultural Resource Center), at 217 Fifth Ave., Altoona. The play, ...
The history of acting is full of stories about women who clawed their way into the business through a combination of wits, beauty, talent, and sheer, unmitigated determination. But first, there was ...
EXCLUSIVE: After her breakout role in the Netflix comedy series Sex Education, Emma Mackey has landed her first major lead role in a feature film as we are hearing she is attached to star in Working ...
British historian Beauclerk, a descendant of King Charles II and his longtime mistress Nell Gwyn (1650–1687), draws on earlier biographies, contemporary satires and plays, noted diarist Samuel Pepys ...
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