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.

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… ...

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 ...

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 ...

Nell Gwyn (Radio Edit) You're Dead to Me Greg Jenner and his guests travel back to 17th-century England to meet Nell Gwyn, one of the first actresses in comedy and a mistress to King Charles II.

Charles II’s queen-consort, though, is all but forgotten. In “The Lost Queen,” Sophie Shorland aims to acquaint us with this remarkable woman. Grab a Copy ...

The play, written by Jessica Swale, is an entertaining take on one of the first actresses to grace an English stage, Nell Gwynn, who became a celebrity of the 1600s and mistress of King Charles II ...

It opens in a hovel with the English bailiffs dispossessing a hag in her early 30s (Nell Gwyn of history died at 36), which is obviously primed to point the bromide that sin is its own worst reward.