Samuel Pepys, Charles II, Nell Gwynne, and Charles Beauclerk plaque

Samuel Pepys, Charles II, Nell Gwynne, and Charles Beauclerk plaque

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 James Beauclerk. She briefly lived at Lauderdale House

  • Lauderdale House, Highgate Hill, Highgate, London

by Highgate Heritage in 2019 #P of the Pink Plaque Project series

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