page_title: Nell Gwyn
hierarchical_section_title: Nell Gwyn
context_page_description: Eleanor "Nell" Gwyn, was one of the earliest English actresses to receive prominent recognition, and a long-time mistress of King Charles II.
  Called "pretty, witty Nell" by Samuel Pepys, she has been called 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.
context_section_description: Eleanor "Nell" Gwyn (or Gwynn or Gwynne) (1650 - 14 November 1687), was one of the earliest English actresses to receive prominent recognition, and a long-time mistress of King Charles II.
  Called "pretty, witty Nell" by Samuel Pepys, she has been called 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.
caption: Nell Gwynn was one of the first English actresses and the mistress of King Charles II.