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Hace 5 días · The tradition that Nell Gwyn prompted the King is mentioned by Peter Cunningham in his Story of Nell Gwyn (1852), but there is no evidence to support the tale, which would seem to be discredited by the silence of contemporary records. On the other hand, the ascription of the scheme to Sir Stephen Fox by Canon Richard Eyre in his funeral sermon ...
Hace 2 días · Between 1778 and 1782 this house was enlarged for the use of Queen Charlotte, and was henceforth known as the Queen's Lodge. Nell Gwyn's old house, which stood just south of it, was also bought, and converted in 1779 into the 'Queen's Lower Lodge' for the reception of the four younger princesses.
Hace 4 días · A house at Windsor, known from her son's title as Burford House, was allotted to Nell Gwyn. Among the guests entertained were William of Orange, who visited the castle in 1670 and again in 1681, and the Duchess of Orleans, whose visit in 1670 was connected with the negotiation of the secret Treaty of Dover.
Hace 4 días · Charles II of Spain [a] (6 November 1661 – 1 November 1700) was King of Spain from 1665 to 1700. The last monarch from the House of Habsburg which had ruled Spain since 1516, he died without children, leading to a European conflict over his successor. For reasons that are still debated, Charles experienced extended periods of ill health ...
Hace 5 días · Sharing the spoils is his favourite companion, the celebrated beauty, actress Nell Gwyn. Beloved of the English people, Nell has come a long way from selling oranges and a childhood in a brothel, but as her fortunes have turned, her sister Rose has taken a different path. Marriage to a feckless highwayman has left Rose in the grim Marshalsea ...
Hace 3 días · Nell Gwyn Trivia Quiz. The mistresses of British kings can be numbered in hundreds, but one of the best known and best loved is Eleanor ("Nell") Gwyn. This quiz is based largely on Derek Parker's biography of her, published by Sutton Publishing in 2000. A multiple-choice quiz by TabbyTom .
Hace 3 días · Sweet Nell of Old Drury: Nell Gwyn: Nellie Stewart: Charles II of England: Augustus Neville: 1912: Custer's Last Fight: George Armstrong Custer: Francis Ford: From the Manger to the Cross: Jesus: Robert Henderson-Bland: 1913: Adrienne Lecouvreur: Adrienne Lecouvreur: Sarah Bernhardt: Beating Back: Al Jennings: Al Jennings: Giuseppe Verdi nella ...
