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Gwyn, Nell
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Gwyn, Nell (1650–87). Born in 1650 in Hereford, Nell first worked as a barmaid and then as an orange‐seller outside the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane (London), before attracting the attention of Charles II. She became his mistress though sharing his affections with others. Charles was infatuated by her physical appeal and her natural wit. The birth of two sons, Charles Beauclerk, later earl of Burford and duke of St Albans, on 8 May 1670 and James on 25 December 1671, ensured that she remained in favour. Following Charles's death in 1685, she was given Bestwood Park near Nottingham, where she lived until her own death following a stroke on 16 November 1687.
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The orange seller's legacy Nell Gwyn's lowly origins have left their mark on her aristocratic descendants, finds Frances Wilson
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Telegraph London; 5/29/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...head next morning... 'Fetch up Nell Gwyn,' he says. They fetch her up...it off.'' Such is the myth of Nell Gwyn, orange seller, comic actress...by the myth as by the reality of Nell Gwyn. The name Helen, he reminds us...
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Interview: Charles Beauclerk offers a family take in "Nell Gwyn: Mistress to a King"
Transcript from: NPR Morning Edition; 12/21/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...Beauclerk offers a family take in "Nell Gwyn: Mistress to a King" Host: RENEE...witty and wild young woman named Nell Gwyn. He's now out with their story, "Nell Gwyn: Mistress to a King." It's set...
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BOOKS: Venus and Cinderella rolled into one Nell Gwyn By Charles Beauclerk MACMILLAN pounds 20 pounds 18 (P&P FREE) 08700 798 897
Newspaper article from: The Independent on Sunday; 6/12/2005; 700+ words
; ...peace. Anyway, enter stage right Nell Gwyn, street urchin, prostitute turned...Charles Beauclerk is a descendant of Nell Gwyn's son, ennobled by Charles II...religious truths. Beauclerk sees Nell Gwyn as the embodiment not only of the...
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WORTH EVERY PENNY! King's privilege: Lucy Speed as Nell Gwyn in the film England My England.
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 6/27/2008; 700+ words
; ...royal mistress in British history, Nell Gwyn, might havebeen a shopaholic, but...public exchequer. There is nothing Nell Gwyn could have learned from today's...politicsif not of much elsethe young Nell Gwyn stepped into a highly political court...
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Bay Tree to reappear for Loder in the Nell Gwyn.(Sports)
Newspaper article from: The Racing Post (London, England); 4/10/2004; 686 words
; ...likely to line up in the Shadwell Stud Nell Gwyn Stakes on the Rowley Mile, writes...three fillies engaged in both the Nell Gwyn and the Victor Chandler European...filly and the plan is to run in the Nell Gwyn. "She was bought with the intention...
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Psalm among 24 Nell Gwyn hopes.(Sports)
Newspaper article from: The Racing Post (London, England); 4/11/2008; 659 words
; ...Wednesday's Leslie Harrison Memorial Nell Gwyn Stakes at yesterday's six-day...Royal Confidence might be one for the Nell Gwyn, with Spinning Lucy going for the...Deauville will run a big race in the Nell Gwyn en route to a possible tilt at the...
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Racing: Nell Gwyn can raise profile of Good Standing
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 4/17/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...all starts with this afternoon's Nell Gwyn Stakes, a race which receives annual...rather better. It is true that no Nell Gwyn winner has followed up in the 1...Sayyedati, third to Niche in the 1993 Nell Gwyn. Yet Petrushka, last year's winner...
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Walden set for Nell Gwyn.(Sports)
Newspaper article from: The Racing Post (London, England); 4/14/2000; ; 540 words
; ...and now head for the Shadwell Stud Nell Gwyn Stakes. Henry Cecil trains High...Newbury, and she'll wait for the Nell Gwyn." Earlier this week, Cecil revealed...ll now be running Seazun in the Nell Gwyn. It's a long season, and I...
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Nell Gwyn: A Biography.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Contemporary Review; 12/1/2005; 479 words
; Nell Gwyn: A Biography. Charles Beauclerk. Macmillan...access to family papers. The author paints Nell Gwyn's affair with the King as 'one of the...intimate portrait' as well as an assessment of Nell Gwyn's importance at court and in politics...
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Horse Racing: Sander Camillo set for Nell Gwyn.(Sports)
Newspaper article from: The Racing Post (London, England); 4/13/2007; 700+ words
; ...schedule to reappear in Wednesday's Nell Gwyn Stakes at Newmarket, provided the...trainer Jeremy Noseda, who won the Nell Gwyn in 2001 with Lil's Jessy, was...the third highest rated in the Nell Gwyn. Marcus Hosgood, Dunlop's racing...
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Nell Gwyn
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Nell Gwyn (Eleanor Gwyn), 1650-87, English actress. Once an orange-seller at...painted by Sir John Lely; she is the subject of several plays including Sweet Nell of Old Drury, by Paul Kester.
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Gwyn, Nell
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
Gwyn, Nell (1650–87). Born in 1650 in Hereford, Nell first worked as a barmaid in her mother's drinking...emphasizing the social distinction made between the treatment of Nell and other royal mistresses. She remained, despite everything...
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Gwyn, Eleanor (‘Nell’)
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature
Gwyn, Eleanor (‘Nell’) (1650–87), orange-seller, actress, and mistress of Charles II; her best role seems to have been...
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Wilcox, Herbert
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers
...Decameron Nights (+ d) 1925 The Only Way (+ d) 1926 Nell Gwyn (+ d, sc); London (Limehouse ) (+ d, sc) 1927...Trouble (Rogers) 1934 The Queen's Affair (+ d); Nell Gwyn (+ d); The King of Paris (Raymond); It's a Cop...
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Drury Lane
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
Drury Lane the site in London of the Theatre Royal, one of London's most famous theatres, where Nell Gwyn (1650–87) is said to have sold oranges. While under Sheridan's managament in the late 18th century, it was demolished...
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