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Article: Nell Gwynne: A Passionate Life.(Review)(Brief Article)
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- Contemporary Review
- Article date:
- April 1, 2001
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Nell Gwynne: A Passionate Life. Graham Hopkins. Robson Books. [pound]16.95. 284 pages. ISBN 1-86105-370-3. Nell Gwynne, orange-seller, actress and prostitute, became the mistress of Charles II and the mother of two of his children. She was a loyal mistress and was with him for seventeen years. Since her death she has entered into the nations's folk memory, in part ...