London, England, United Kingdom
Nell Gwynn 1650-1687 Prolific celebrity actress of the Restoration period, one of the first on the English stage, and praised by Samuel Pepys as 'pretty witty Nell'. Best known as a mistress of Charles II, she had two sons by him. Charles (Created Earl of Burford and later Duke of St Albans) and Jam
es Beauclerk. She briefly lived at Lauderdale House — Lauderdale House, Highgate Hill, Highgate
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