Charles supposedly cried out "God save the Earl of Burford!" The earl, who has made it his short life's work to prove that one of his ancestors, Edward de Vere, the 17th Earl of Oxford, was the real author of Shakespeare's plays, declared: "If Blair gets his way in Britain, then, in the words of Shakespeare, our country 'will be a wilderness again,/Peopled with wolves'. Certainly their relationship stood the test of time and she On 21 December 1676, a warrant was passed for "a grant to Charles Beauclerc, the King's natural son, and to the heirs male of his body, of the dignities of Baron of Heddington, co. Oxford, and Earl of Burford in the same county, with remainder to his brother, James Beauclerc, and the heirs male of his body. On 26 August, Pepys learns from Moll Davis that, 'Nell is already left by my Lord Buckhurst, and that he makes sport of her, and swears she hath had all she could get of him; and Hart, her great admirer, now hates her; and that she is very poor, and hath lost my Lady Castlemayne, who was her great friend also but she is come to the House, but is neglected by them all'. I suspect they loved each other. Buckingham had an alternative plan, which was to set the King up with Moll Davis, an actress with the rival Duke's Company. At the height of the Exclusion Crisis, when the religious feeling was at boiling point, Nell's coach was attacked by an angry mob who mistook her for the Catholic foreign mistress. Alexander Smith's 1715 Lives of the Court Beauties says she was born in Coal Yard Alley in Covent Garden and other biographies, including Wilson's, have followed suit. This appears to be derived from a fragmentary pedigree by Anthony Wood that shows signs of confusion between different Gwyn families and it has not been firmly established. From 1666 to 1669 Nell was the leading comedienne of the Kings Company, playing continuously, save for a brief absence in 1667, while she was the mistress of Lord Buckhurst, afterward 6th Earl of Dorset. Louise and Nell would prove rivals for many years. King Charles II died at Whitehall Palace, London, probably of uremia, a syndrome caused by dysfunction of the kidneys, on 6th February 1685. The remarkable life of Nell Gwynne, most famous of the many mistresses of 'the Merry Monarch', Charles II, a classic rags to riches story, began on 2 February 1650. [3] It has been suggested, based on the pedigree by Anthony Wood, that Gwyn was a granddaughter of Edward or Edmund Gwyn, Canon of Christ Church from 1615 to 1624. RootsChat.com is a totally free family history forum to help you. [10] London is the simplest choice, perhaps, since Gwyn's mother was born there and that is where she raised her children. WebResearch genealogy for Nell Gwyn of London, England, as well as other members of the Gwyn family, on Ancestry. Gugu Mbatha-Raw played the title role in the production debut. Home; Trees; Search; DNA; Explore; Help; Top record matches for Nell Gwyn. Putting her head out of the coach window, "Good people", she said, smiling, "you are mistaken; I am the Protestant whore."[58]. Eleanor Gwynne also went by the nick-name of Nell.1 She and Charles II Stuart, King of Great Britain were associated. The first is that on arrival of the King, his mother said, "Come here, you little bastard, and greet your father." Although not yet a hereditary peer, the heir to the St Albans dukedom was allowed to sit on the steps of the throne, from where he seized his moment of glory. In 1667, Gwyn made such a match with Charles Sackville, titled Lord Buckhurst at that time. The author of her 1752 biography relates a conversation (more than likely fabricated) between Gwyn and Charles II in which he, feeling at a loss, said, "O, Nell! Her last stage appearance occurred in late 1670, as Almahide in The Conquest of Granada by Dryden. Its production had had to be postponed for some months while the theatre awaited her return after the birth of her first son. she exclaimed, in an imitation of the King's manner of speaking, "but this is the poorest company I ever was in! RootsChat.com cannot be held responsible directly or indirectly for the messages or content posted by others. Just after the death of Henry Jermyn, 1st Earl of St Albans on 5 January 1684, King Charles granted his son Charles the title of Duke of St Albans, gave him an allowance of 1,000 a year, and also granted him the offices of Chief Ranger of Enfield Chase and Master of the Hawks in reversion; i.e., after the death of the current incumbents.[54]. It would be interesting (says the "Westminster Gazette") to know precisely how many descendants of Nell Gwynne (the celebrated actress and favourite of Charles II. The information we have about Gwyn is collected from various sources, including the plays she starred in, satirical poetry and pictures, diaries, and letters. The King and the Duke of York were at the play. "[60], In 1937, a new ten-storey block of 437 flats in Sloane Avenue, Chelsea, was given the name Nell Gwynn House, and in a high alcove above the main entrance is a statue of Gwyn, with a Cavalier King Charles spaniel at her feet. Dismiss your ladies, may it please your Majesty, and mind your business; the People of England will soon be pleased. Mostly unnoticed by passers-by, this is believed to be the only statue of a royal mistress in the capital city.[61]. Please note that we cannot provide valuations. The younger, James, born a year later died when he was nine. Page 879 - NELL GWYNN'S DESCENDANTS. found in England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. It's quite possible, though we will never know for sure. Please enable JavaScript in your browser's settings to use this part of Geni. By ticking permission to publish you are indicating your agreement for your contribution to be shown on this collection item page. If you tick permission to publish your name will appear above your contribution on our website. And after the very dour years of the interregnum, in which theatres were closed and entertainment (including Christmas celebrations) were outlawed, putting women on stage was part of a celebration of all things bright and fun which characterised Charles' ascension to the throne. Gwyn and the other ten "women comedians in His Majesty's Theatre" were issued the right (and the cloth) to wear the King's livery at the start of this exile, proclaiming them official servants of the King. Since you've made it this far, we want to assume you're a real, live human. "[42], Having previously been the mistress of Charles Hart and Charles Sackville, Gwyn jokingly called the King "her Charles the Third". Their relationship lasted perhaps two years and was reported with obscenity-laced acidity in several later satires; "For either with expense of purse or p---k, / At length the weary fool grew Nelly-sick". David Cameron is apparently descended from royalty also but not the same royal as his wife Samantha, Holman & Vinton- Cornwall, Wojciechowskyj & Hussak- Bukowiec & Zahutyn, Bentley & Richards- Leicester, Taylor-Kent/Sussex Punnett-Sussex, Bear/e- Monkleigh Gazey-Warwicks, George W. Bush is said to be 13th cousin twice removed to the Queen. In 1676, Gwyn was granted the freehold of the property, which remained in her family until 1693; as of 1960 the property was still the only one on the south side of Pall Mall not owned by the Crown. Genealogy profile for Thomas Gwyn Genealogy for Thomas Gwyn (deceased) family tree on Geni, with over 230 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. Both Charles and Nell lived very public lives, so perhaps they understood the cost of fame and were able to identify with each other. The obscurity surrounding Gwyn's date of birth parallels numerous other obscurities that run through the course of her life. [14] Duncan provided Gwyn with rooms at a tavern in Maypole Alley,[15] and the satires also say he was involved in securing Nell a job at the theatre being built nearby. It would be her main residence for the rest of her life. He also gave her a house at 79, Pall Mall, where John Evelyn reported seeing her leaning over her garden wall chaffing her royal lover. [27], After the theatres reopened, Gwyn and Hart returned to play role after role that fit the mould of the gay couple, including in James Howard's The English Monsieur (December 1666), Richard Rhodes' Flora's Vagaries, an adaptation of John Fletcher's The Chances by George Villiers, and then in their greatest success, Secret Love, or The Maiden Queen.[28]. Her funeral drew a large audience for the last time, the funeral sermon was preached by Thomas Tenison, afterwards Archbishop of Canterbury. Charles II then built 'Burford House,' for her, a mansion on the edge of Windsor Home Park, 250 yards from Windsor Castle. A few months later, the Frenchwoman Louise de Krouaille came to England, ostensibly to serve as a maid of honour to Charles' wife, Catherine of Branganza, but in reality as Charles' mistress. This has sparked some confusion. "[59], She is noted for another remark made to her coachman, who was fighting with another man who had called her a whore. Her noble descendant Beauclerk pieces together circumstantial evidence to favour an Oxford birth. Gwyn had two sons by King Charles: Charles Beauclerk (16701726) and James Beauclerk (16711680). During Samuel Pepys's life women were first allowed to take to the stage as professional actresses. Donations welcome For access to nell gwynn's full information you must be on the Trusted List. Catherine of Braganza PreviousNext Barbara Palmer, Copyright 2004 - 2022 www.englishmonarchs.co.uk All rights reserved All rights reserved Privacy Policy, Copyright 2004 - 2022 www.englishmonarchs.co.uk All rights reserved All rights reserved . [18] She was reputed to have been illiterate. Gwyn gave birth to her second child by the King, christened James, on 25 December 1671. Her mother kept a bawdyhouse in the Covent Garden district, where Nell was brought up to fill strong waters [brandy] to the guests (Samuel Pepys, Diary, Oct. 26, 1667). WebNell became a mistress of King Charles, do we know more about this? We would welcome any information that adds to and enhances our information and understanding about a particular portrait, sitter or artist. In addition to the properties mentioned above, Gwyn had a summer residence on the site of what is now 6163 King's Cross Road, London, which enjoyed later popularity as the Bagnigge Wells Spa. Sent to school in Paris when he was six, he died there in 1681. Nell Gwynn The Players Creative Team Jessica Swale Playwright Christopher Luscombe Director Nigel Hess Music Hugh Durrant Scenic Designer/Costume Designer Greg Hofmann Lighting Designer Stephen Ptacek Sound Designer Wig and Make-up Designer Amber Mak Choreographer Jermaine Hill Music Director Eva Breneman Dialect Coach Bob It was a great success: King Charles "graced it with the Title of His Play"[29] and Pepys' praise was effusive: to the King's house to see 'The Maiden Queen', a new play of Dryden's, mightily commended for the regularity of it, and the strain and wit; and the truth is, there is a comical part done by Nell, which is Florimell, that I never can hope ever to see the like done again, by man or woman. She lived there when the King was in residence at Windsor Castle. and generally creating a scene until the king relented. Called "pretty, witty Nell" by 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. by his father^ Charles 11., in 1683. ", Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies. Can you tell us more about this person? p. 336. They were opposites in personality and mannerism; Louise a proud woman of noble birth used to the sophistication of Versailles, Gwyn a spirited and pranking ex-orange-wench. The kings deathbed request to his brother, Let not poor Nelly starve, however, was faithfully carried out by James II, who paid off enough of her debts to reestablish her credit, gave her sizable amounts in cash, and settled on her a pension of 1,500 a year. Charles had secret passages built so that he could visit her without others knowing. Children of Eleanor Gwynne and Charles II Stuart, King of Great Britain, Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St. Albans+ b. An excellent singer and dancer and much in demand as a speaker of impudent prologues and epilogues, pretty, witty Nell was ill-suited to serious parts, yet she was often cast for roles in romantic dramas. Her mother was drowned in a pond at Chelsea, probably while drunk, in July 1679. Updates? She was said to have been remembered by Charles on his deathbed with the words Elizabeth Gwyn. Though Gwyn was often caricatured as an empty-headed woman, John Dryden said that her greatest attribute was her native wit, and she certainly became a hostess who was able to keep the friendship of Dryden, the playwright Aphra Behn, William Ley, 4th Earl of Marlborough (a lover of hers), John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester, and the King's other mistresses. [38], Late in 1667, George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham took on the role of unofficial manager for Gwyn's love affairs. Pepys reports the news on 13 July: "[Mr. Pierce tells us] Lord Buckhurst hath got Nell away from the King's house, lies with her, and gives her 100 a year, so she hath sent her parts to the house, and will act no more. Please, if you are going to represent her as a leading example of a courtesan, get the person who had her as a mistress right. Praised by Samuel Pepys for her comic performances as one of the first actresses on the English stage, she became best known for being a long-time mistress of King Charles II of England. The favourite mistress of King Charles II, Gwynn started out as a prostitute, giving that up to flog oranges in theatres, which got her a break on the stage at a time when female actresses were a completely novel idea. [5][6] However, administration records show that Edmund Gwyn died unmarried. Here, in a box above, we spied Mrs. Pierce; and, going out, they called us, and so we staid for them; and Knipp took us all in, and brought to us Nelly; a most pretty woman, who acted the great part of Coelia to-day very fine, and did it pretty well: I kissed her, and so did my wife; and a mighty pretty soul she is.". [34], Beauclerk describes Buckhurst: "Cultured, witty, satirical, dissolute, and utterly charming". She persuaded the king to create her son Charles Beauclerk, 1st Baron Heddington and Earl of Burford and, subsequently, Duke of St. Albans. Please note your email address will not be displayed on the page nor will it be used for any marketing material or promotion of any kind. Nell Gwyn had left the stage by this point.[50]. Gwyn joined the rank of actresses at Bridges Street when she was fourteen (if we take her birth year to be 1650), less than a year after becoming an orange-girl. [55] At the same time, James applied pressure on Gwyn and her son Charles to convert to Roman Catholicism, something she resisted. All contributions are moderated. George Wynne from the Welsh Gwydir family had been appointed draper to Queen Elizabeth. In May 1665, she appeared opposite Hart in James Howard's comedy All Mistaken, or the Mad Couple. Sometime after the end of April and her last recorded role that season (in Robert Howard's The Surprisal), Gwyn and Buckhurst left London for a country holiday in Epsom, accompanied by Charles Sedley, another wit in the merry gang. Gwyn seemed unsatisfied with being a lessee onlyin 1673, a letter written by that of Joseph Williamson stated that "Madam Gwinn complains she has no house yet." If you wish to license an image, please use our Rights and Images service. Shortly afterwards, the King granted a house which was renamed Burford House, on the edge of the Home Park in Windsor, to Nell and their son, where she lived when the King was in residence at Windsor Castle. It's easy and takes two shakes of a lamb's tail! You can buy a print of most illustrated portraits. '", Quoted in Beauclerk, p. 78 from the epilogue to Robert Howard's, According to Dryden's preface to the first printed edition, 1668. One way or another, Gwyn's father seems to have been out of the picture by the time of her childhood in Covent Garden, and her "dipsomaniac mother, [and] notorious sister", Rose, were left in a low situation. She was buried on 30 July 1679, in her 56th year, at St Martin in the Fields. She bore six children and although it is assumed that Charles was the father of at least five of them, this is not certain. Nell survived her royal lover by less than three years. Possibly, Gwyn's father had served in the same company, and Gwyn's partthe company whorewas based on her own mother. Please, if you are going to Partner of Charles II of England [40] Davis would be Gwyn's first rival for the King. and subsequently created that peerage. All Census Lookups are Crown Copyright, National Archives for academic and non-commercial research purposes only. His descendant Nonetheless, since players of less substantial parts are seldom mentioned in cast lists or playgoers' diaries of the period, an absolute date for Gywn's debut cannot be ascertained.[21]. [S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Family: A Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 257. She supposedly caught his eye during an April performance of All Mistaken, or The Mad Couple, especially in one scene in which, to escape a hugely fat suitor able to move only by rolling, she rolls across the stage herself, her feet toward the audience and her petticoats flying about. The Maiden Queen featured breeches roles, where the actress appeared in men's clothes under one pretence or another, and as Bax supposes "was one of the first occasions upon which a woman appeared in the disguise of a man";[33] if nothing else this could draw an audience eager to see the women show off their figures in the more form-fitting male attire. : 1866 - 1939), Sat 27 Oct 1900, In the 18th century, the house became a popular spa, before giving way to development. Please enable JavaScript in your browser to get the full Trove experience. She was a well-known beauty, who became lady of the bedchamber to Caroline of Ansbach, Princess of Wales. This was no easy task in the Restoration theatre; the limited pool of audience members meant that very short runs were the norm for plays and fifty different productions might be mounted in the nine-month season lasting from September to June. But we need to be super sure you aren't a robot. Ranging from from dukes to dustmen, they include Samantha Cameron (wife of David Cameron) ! [26] The King's Company is presumed to have mounted some private theatrical entertainments for the court during this time away from the virulent capital. The orange-girls would also serve as messengers between men in the audience and actresses backstage; they received monetary tips for this role and some of these messages would end in sexual assignations. [citation needed] He became colonel in the 8th regiment of horse in 1687, and served with the emperor Leopold I, being present at the siege of Belgrade in 1688.[1]. [22] This unusual use of only her first name would imply that Gwyn had made herself known both on the stage and off as her celebrity status started to emerge. login . WebNell Gwynn Gender Male Age Range Late Teen, Young Adult Role Size Supporting Voice Non-singer Time & Place London, England, Seventeenth Century Tags actor nervous bumbling learning King's Company training excitable naive innocent english accent Analysis Ned is an actor in the Kings Company. "Od's fish!" The National Portrait Gallery will NOT use your information to contact you or store for any other purpose than to investigate or display your contribution. Her mother 'Madam Gwynn', was born within the parish of St Martin-in-the-Fields, London, and is thought to have lived most of her life in the city, she was by most accounts an alcoholic who ran a bawdy house or brothel, where the young Nell is said to have 'served strong waters to gentlemen.'. Her father, according to tradition, died in a debtors prison at Oxford during Nells infancy. "[31] Killigrew must have agreed with Pepys's opinion. [9] The fact that "Gwyn" is a name of Welsh origin might support Hereford, as its county is on the border with Wales; The Dictionary of National Biography notes a traditional belief that she was born there in Pipe Well Lane, renamed to Gwynne Street in the 19th century. Beauclerk, pp. Nell Gwyn, original name Eleanor Gwyn, (born Feb. 2, 1650, London, Eng.died Nov. 14, 1687, London), English actress and mistress of Charles II, whose frank recklessness, generosity, invariable good temper, ready wit, infectious high spirits, and amazing indiscretions appealed irresistibly to a generation that welcomed in her the living antithesis of Puritanism. WebA trailer film promoting a stage production of 'NELL GWYNN' at the Courtyard Theatre, Hereford In March 1687, she suffered a stroke that left her paralysed on one side. A second son, James Beauclerk was born in 1671, but died at a boarding school in Paris in 1680, the circumstances of his life in Paris and the cause of his death are both unknown, one of the few clues being that he died "of a sore leg". Her mother Ellen (or a variant, being referred to in her lifetime as "Old Madam", "Madam Gwyn" and "Old Ma Gwyn") was born, according to a monumental inscription, in the parish of St Martin in the Fields, which stretched from Soho and Covent Garden to beyond Mayfair, and is thought to have lived most of her life there in the West End. In May, a second stroke left her confined to the bed in her Pall Mall house; she made out her will on 9 July and a codicil on 18 October with her executors, Laurence Hyde (the Earl of Rochester), Thomas Earl of Pembroke, Sir Robert Sawyer the Attorney General, and Henry Sidney each receiving 100. Gwyn was assigned arms similar to those of the Gwynnes of Llansannor. Her father was of Welsh descent, a soldier ruined by the civil war, he is said to have died in a debtors prison in Oxford, Nell probably had no memory of him. Several anonymous satires from the time relate a tale of Gwyn, with the help of her friend Aphra Behn, slipping a powerful laxative into Davis's tea-time cakes before an evening when she was expected in the King's bed. [47] Their relationship was not strictly adversarial; they were known to get together for tea and cards, for example. Of all the mistresses of Charles II, Nell was the only one beloved by the public. She never forgot her old friends and, as far as is known, remained faithful to her royal lover from the beginning of their intimacy until his death and, after his death, to his memory. Daughter of Thomas Gwyn and Helen Smith 1671), died in 1680. This play, a tragicomedy written by the theatre's house dramatist, John Dryden, was performed in March 1667. [S3409] Caroline Maubois, "re: Penancoet Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger Lundy, 2 December 2008. WebNell Gwyn, original name Eleanor Gwyn, (born Feb. 2, 1650, London, Eng.died Nov. 14, 1687, London), English actress and mistress of Charles II, whose frank recklessness, generosity, Beauclerk, p. 307, gives a slightly different quote. And, through her drawers the powerful charm descry'd. Dryden later wrote plays specifically to exploit her talents as a comic actress. The Queenslander (Brisbane, Qld. King) could be mustered to see Miss Marie, -Tempest and Miss Julia Neilson represent, ing their famous ancestress. The diarist, Samuel Pepys, reported himself delighted by the performance of "pretty, witty Nell", watching her as Florimel in Dryden's Secret Love, or the Maiden Queen he wrote- "so great a performance of a comical part was never, I believe, in the world before..so done by Nell her merry part as cannot be better done in nature". Her affair with Charles II who she jokingly termed her 'Charles III' is reported to have begun in April 1668 when she was seventeen. WebNell Gwynn (c. 16501687) The descendants of Holy Roman Empire monarchies became feeble-minded in the twentieth century, and after World War I had been done in Gwyn was attending a performance of George Etherege's She Wou'd if She Cou'd at the theatre in Lincoln's Inn Fields. WebShe had two sons by the King, and the elder, Charles Beauclerk, was created Duke of St Albans. When noble Buckhurst beg'd him to surrender. She and Gwyn would prove rivals for many years to come. A satire of the time describes this and also Hart's position now, in the face of competition from the upper echelons of society: Yet Hart more manners had, then not to tender She is also believed, by most Gwyn biographers, to have been "low-born". WebNell Gwynn is a play by the British playwright Jessica Swale, begun in 2013 [1] and premiering at Shakespeare's Globe from 19 September to 17 October 2015. She was illiterate and scrawled an awkward E.G. at the bottom of her letters, written for her by others. Shortly afterwards, the King granted Gwyn and their son a house, which was renamed Burford House, on the edge of the Home Park in Windsor. (1651?-1687), Actress; mistress of Charles II, Paul McCartney Photographs 196364: Eyes of the Storm, Pepys and his Contemporaries book in our Shops, Eleanor ('Nell') Gwyn in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Painted Ladies: Women at the Court of Charles II, The Diary Room: Characters of the 17th Century, The First Actresses: Nell Gwyn to Sarah Siddons. Among the, descendants of Nell Gwynn are his sisters. WebTheir descendants adopted the surname de Vere Beauclerk, which is still in use today. photocopies or electronic copies of newspapers pages. Birth of Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St. Albans, Death of Eleanor "Nell" Gwyn at Pall Mall, St. Martin's Place, London, Middlesex, England, https://www.geni.com/people/Eleanor-Nell-Gwyn/6000000003949283214?through=6000000000769939369. Her balance at Child's Bank was reported to be well over four figures, and she possessed almost 15,000 ounces of plate. Waving an order paper, the earl forced the Lords Deputy Speaker out of the way and delivered a short speech defending his pedigree chums: "This Bill drafted in Brussels is treason. Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? The playwright Dryden supplied her with a series of saucy, bustling parts, ideally suited to her talents. Just after the death of Henry Jermyn, 1st Earl of St Albans, at the turn of the year, on 5 January 1684, King Charles granted his son Charles, Earl of Burford, the title of Duke of St Albans, gave him an allowance of 1,000 a year, and granted him the offices of Chief Ranger of Enfield Chace and Master of the Hawks in reversion (i. e. after the death of the current incumbents). He also paid off the mortgage on Gwyn's Nottinghamshire lodge at Bestwood, which remained in the Beauclerk family until 1940. She had none of the political aspirations of his other mistresses. went to South .Africa with the 17th Lancers. She was taught her craft of performing at a school for young actors developed by Killigrew[19] and one of the fine male actors of the time, Charles Hart, and learned dancing from another, John Lacy; both were rumoured by satirists of the time to be her lovers, but if she had such a relationship with Lacy (Beauclerk thinks it unlikely), it was kept much more discreet than her well-known affair with Hart. For example, The Bodleian Manuscript of The Siege of Urbin has the part of Pedro (Melina- a maid servant in breeches) played by a 'Mrs. Downing Street said that the earl, a direct descendant of the illegitimate offspring of Charles II and Nell Gwyn, gave Tony Blair all the proof he needed that the peers were ripe for the axe. Nell'. "Od's fish!" 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