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Nell Gwyn

Author : Charles Beauclerk
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780333904718
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (47 download)

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Download or read book Nell Gwyn written by Charles Beauclerk and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beautiful, quick-witted, good humoured and sexually magnetic, Nell Gwyn remains one of England's great folk-heroines. The story of her exceptional rise from an impoverished childhood (she was the fatherless daughter of an alcoholic bawd) to the wealth and connections that came with being the lover of one history's most louche kings, is a highly charged mix of lust, money, high politics and love.Possibly a child prostitute, 'pretty Nelly', as Samuel Pepys called her in his diary, was famously spotted selling oranges in the first Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. She took to the stage and became the most successful comedienne of her day with parts written for her by the great dramatists of the age. It was while she was performing that she caught the eye of Charles II, the newly restored, pleasure-seeking, 'merry monarch' of a nation in full hedonistic reaction to puritan rule.

Mistress Nell Gwyn

Author : Marjorie Bowen
Publisher : T. Allen
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book Mistress Nell Gwyn written by Marjorie Bowen and published by T. Allen. This book was released on 1926 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Nell Gwyn

Author : Charles Beauclerk
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780802142740
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (427 download)

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Download or read book Nell Gwyn written by Charles Beauclerk and published by . This book was released on 2006-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by a direct descendant of the union between Nell Gwyn and King Charles II, Nell Gwyn tells the story of one of England's great folk heroines, a woman who rose from an impoverished, abusive childhood to become King Charles II's most cherished mistress, and the star of one of the great love stories of royal history. Born during a tumultuous period in England's past, Nell Gwyn caught the eye of King Charles II, the newly restored, pleasure-seeking "merry monarch" of a nation in full hedonistic reaction to Puritan rule. Their seventeen-year love affair played out against the backdrop of the Great Fire of London, the Great Plague, court scandals, and the constant threat of political revolution. Despite his other lovers' Machiavellian efforts to win the king's favor and humiliate Nell, the self-proclaimed "Protestant whore" earned the devotion of her king and the love of her nation, becoming England's first "people's princess." Magnificently recreating the heady and licentious, yet politically charged atmosphere of Restoration England, Nell Gwyn tells the true-life Cinderella story of a common orange salesgirl who became mistress to a king.

Nell Gwyn

Author : Derek Parker
Publisher : Sutton Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780750927048
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (27 download)

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Download or read book Nell Gwyn written by Derek Parker and published by Sutton Publishing. This book was released on 2001 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nell Gwyn Entertains the reader with the story of the actress nell Gwyn, daughter of a brothel keeper who became Charles II's favorite mistress.

The First Actresses

Author : Gillian Perry
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781855144118
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (441 download)

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Download or read book The First Actresses written by Gillian Perry and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring a range of large-scale, public and more intimate portraits of actresses, The First Actresses provides a vivid spectacle of femininity, fashion and theatricality from Nell Gwyn to Sarah Siddons. Ranging from oil paint to porcelain, these portraits illustrate the enduring popularity of portraits of women performers. Crucially the book seeks to reassess the traditional association between actress and'prostitute', and the moral ambiguity of women playing male roles. Portraiture became an important vehicle for the expression of concerns about female sexuality, social status, decorum, gender and celebrity. The authors also chart the commercialisation of the spectacle of the actress, as well as the connections between the eighteenth-century 'star system' and modern celebrity culture. Organised thematically, sections include: 'Painting Acresses' Lives', 'Nell Gwyn and Covent Garden Goddesses', 'Divas, Dancing and the Rage for Music: Painting Women in Musical Performance', 'Beauty, Ageing and the Body Politic of the Eighteenth-Century Actress' and 'Star Systems'. Illustrated with remarkable paintings by major artists of the period, a fascinating and lucid text reveals the many ways in which women performers enabled artistic innovation and creativity, provoked intellectual debate and contributed to the popularity and visibility of the theatre. Accompanies an exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery, London, 20 October 2011 - 8 January 2012

The King's Favorite

Author : Susan Holloway Scott
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 9780451224064
Total Pages : 452 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (24 download)

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Download or read book The King's Favorite written by Susan Holloway Scott and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2008-07-01 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The acclaimed author of Duchess and Royal Harlot returns with the unforgettable story of a king's last love and London's darling? BRNell Gwyn has never been a lady, nor does she pretend to be. Blessed with impudent wit and saucy beauty, she swiftly rises from the poverty of Covent Garden to become a sensation in the theater. Still in her teens, she catches the eye of King Charles II, and trades the stage for Whitehall Palace-and the role of royal mistress. Even though she delights the king, she must learn to negotiate the cutthroat royal court, where ambition and lust for power rule the hearts of all around her. For beneath her charm and light-heartedness, Nell has her own ambition-to become no less than the king's favorite.

Charles II's Favourite Mistress

Author : Sarah-Beth Watkins
Publisher : Pen and Sword History
ISBN 13 : 1399000578
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (99 download)

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Download or read book Charles II's Favourite Mistress written by Sarah-Beth Watkins and published by Pen and Sword History. This book was released on 2021-10-30 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nell Gwyn, the most infamous mistress of Charles II, was a commoner raised from the dingy back alleys of London to the stage and into a king’s arms. Hers was a true rags to riches story that saw a young girl rise from selling oranges to capturing the heart of a king. The Restoration period was one of change. After the troubled years of the English Civil War, it was time for pleasure, debauchery and entertainment with the ‘Merry Monarch’ restored to the throne. Nell was one of the first actresses on stage; a loveable comedienne who wowed audiences with her wit and charm. She fell in love with Charles Hart (one of the leading actors of the time), had a torrid affair with Lord Buckhurst and ultimately ended up in the king’s bed. She stayed on the stage for six years, but she stayed in the king’s heart for seventeen – his only mistress who was faithful to him. Set against the backdrop of Restoration London, this book charts Nell’s life and that of her family and friends – from her drunken mother and troublesome sister to the most notorious wits of the age John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester and George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham. Nell had a generous heart and a mischievous spirit, and was friends with people from all walks of life. The only woman she really detested was another of the king’s mistresses, Louise de Kerouaille, known as the French Spy. This highly entertaining book will tell the story of Nell’s life – the good and the bad – and show why Nell truly embodies the spirit of the Restoration.

The Protestant Whore

Author : Alison Conway
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
ISBN 13 : 1442698616
Total Pages : 313 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (426 download)

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Download or read book The Protestant Whore written by Alison Conway and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2010-03-20 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After the restoration of the English monarchy in 1660, Protestants worried that King Charles II might favour religious freedom for Roman Catholics, and many suspected that the king was unduly influenced by his Catholic mistresses. Nell Gwyn, actress and royal mistress, stood apart by virtue of her Protestant loyalty. In 1681, Gwyn, her carriage surrounded by an angry anti-Catholic mob, famously declared 'I am the protestant whore.' Her self-branding invites an investigation into the alignment between sex and politics during this period, and in this study, Alison Conway relates courtesan narrative to cultural and religious anxieties. In new readings of canonical works by Aphra Behn, Daniel Defoe, Henry Fielding, and Samuel Richardson, Conway argues that authors engaged the same questions about identity, nation, authority, literature, and politics as those pursued by Restoration polemicists. Her study reveals the recurring connection between sexual impropriety and religious heterodoxy in Restoration thought, and Nell Gwyn, writ large as the nation's Protestant Whore, is shown to be a significant figure of sexual, political, and religious controversy.

Nell Gwynn

Author : Jessica Swale
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781848425590
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (255 download)

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Download or read book Nell Gwynn written by Jessica Swale and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: London, 1660. King Charles II has exploded onto the scene with a love of all things loud, extravagant and sexy. And at Drury Lane, a young Nell Gwynn is causing stirrings amongst the theatregoers. Nell Gwynn charts the rise of an unlikely heroine, from her roots in Coal Yard Alley to her success as Britain's most celebrated actress, and her hard-won place in the heart of the King. But at a time when women are second-class citizens, can her charm and spirit protect her from the dangers of the Court? Jessica Swale's exhilarating take on the heady world of Restoration theatre premiered at Shakespeare's Globe, London, in September 2015, before transferring to the West End in February 2016, starring Gemma Arterton. It won the Olivier Award for Best New Comedy in 2016.

Nell Gwyn

Author : Lewis Saul Benjamin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 410 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Nell Gwyn written by Lewis Saul Benjamin and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Nell Gwyn

Author : Lewis Melville
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 398 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book Nell Gwyn written by Lewis Melville and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Story of Nell Gwyn and the Sayings of Charles II.

Author : Peter Cunningham
Publisher : New York : [s.n.]
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Story of Nell Gwyn and the Sayings of Charles II. written by Peter Cunningham and published by New York : [s.n.]. This book was released on 1896 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Story of Nell Gwyn and the Savings of Charles II.

Author : Peter Cunningham
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Story of Nell Gwyn and the Savings of Charles II. written by Peter Cunningham and published by . This book was released on 1892 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Restoration of Nell Gwyn

Author : Steve Trafford
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1783193026
Total Pages : 74 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (831 download)

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Download or read book The Restoration of Nell Gwyn written by Steve Trafford and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2016-01-19 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Full of humour and bawdy wit, this new comedy transports us into the wanton world of the English Restoration. A new comedy by Steve Trafford with songs by Henry Purcell. King Charles 2nd lies ill, Nell Gwyn, his royal whore, once the brightest star of the Restoration theatre, rages against her fate. What will become of her if Charles is summoned to his Maker? What perils will befall the English nation? Mistress Gwyn and Margery, her maid, lead us a merry dance, filled with their laughter, their tears, and Nell’s enchanting songs of the Baroque: A rollicking romp which ends with a sting in its tail. Eleanor ‘Nell’ Gwyn (2 February 1650 – 14 November 1687) was a long-time mistress of King Charles II of England and Scotland. Called ‘pretty, witty Nell’ by Samuel Pepys, she has been regarded as a living embodiment of the spirit of Restoration England and has come to be considered a folk heroine, with a story echoing the rags-to-royalty tale of Cinderella. She was the most famous Restoration actress and possessed a prodigious comic talent. Gwyn had two sons by King Charles: Charles Beauclerk (1670–1726); and James Beauclerk (1671–1680). The surname of her sons is pronounced 'Bo-Clare'. Charles was created Earl of Burford and later Duke of St. Albans.

The Story of Nell Gwyn

Author : Cecil Chesterton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book The Story of Nell Gwyn written by Cecil Chesterton and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Story of Nell Gwyn, and the Sayings of Charles the Second Related and Collected by Peter Cunningham. [With Illustrations, Including Portraits and Facsimiles.]

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Author : Peter Cunningham
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.B/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Story of Nell Gwyn, and the Sayings of Charles the Second Related and Collected by Peter Cunningham. [With Illustrations, Including Portraits and Facsimiles.] written by Peter Cunningham and published by . This book was released on 1852 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Nell Gwyn

Author : Lewis Saul Benjamin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 390 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Nell Gwyn written by Lewis Saul Benjamin and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: