Nell Gwyn

1650-1687

Eleanor Gwyn was an English stage actress of the Restoration period. Praised by Samuel Pepys as "pretty, witty Nell" for her comic performances, she was one of the first actual females allowed to perform female roles on the English stage. Regarded as a living embodiment of the spirit of Restoration England, she was a long-time mistress of King Charles II of England.

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