Nell Gwyn: Celebrity Mistress of King Charles II
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 group of pioneering women who were the first allowed to take to the stage to play women's roles. Her personality was huge,…
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