Post by ~Charlotte~ on Jan 1, 2007 22:04:59 GMT
Name: Nell Gwyn
Date of Birth and Age: 2/2/1650 Twenty four.
Nationality: English
Occupation/Status: Retired Actress.
Appearance: Nell is quite small but very pretty with a radiant countenance, brunette hair with a hint of red, fair skin with green eyes and full lips, always curved into a smile.
Personality: Nell is a bright soul, full of fun and laughter. Pepys called her “pretty witty Nell”. She is kind to most people but can be scathing towards those she doesn’t get on with. Although of base birth, Nell is quite intelligent and rather cunning herself, but her scheming only extends to naughty mischief. The best loved mistress of the nation, she is Protestant, and she does not care for politics. Unlike Charles’ other mistresses, she is not selfish, and only seeks to help others such as her sons and the poor. She is the only one of the King's mistresses to really, truly love him for the man he is.
History : Very little is reliably known about Nell Gwyn's background. Probably born around Covent Garden or Drury Lane, Nell spent her childhood in squalor, probably working in a brothel, then working as an orange seller at the theatre, and then becoming an actress.
Nell was one of the earliest English actresses to receive prominent recognition, she was taught her craft by one of the fine male actors of the time, Charles Hart, and learned dancing from another, John Lacy. Romance between the King and Nell began in April of 1668, and a few years later, when she was twenty one, she retired from the stage, for she found her life with Charles far superior than acting. Nell gave birth to her first son by the King, called Charles, on 8 May 1670.
Several months later, Louise de Kérouaille came to England from France after the death of the King’s sister, ostensibly to serve as a maid of honour to Queen Catherine, but also to become another mistress to King Charles, probably by design on both the French and English sides. Nell hates her and calls her “Squintabella” amongst other unflattering names.
Nell is a living embodiment of the spirit of Restoration England and the Merry Monarch, with a story echoing the rags-to-royalty tale of Cinderella.
Roleplay sample: Sat with the King, the Duke of York and George, Nell stood up from the little table at the public house they were at. Glancing around the private little room, making sure she had their full attention, she said with a hint of mischief,
“Well gentlemen, it ‘aint right to keep a lady out this late! Who’s paying the bill?”
She watched with amusement as each of the men turned out their pockets to reveal nought a few shillings and sheepish expressions. With a bright little laugh she cried,
“Well! What company have I got myself into then?”
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Date of Birth and Age: 2/2/1650 Twenty four.
Nationality: English
Occupation/Status: Retired Actress.
Appearance: Nell is quite small but very pretty with a radiant countenance, brunette hair with a hint of red, fair skin with green eyes and full lips, always curved into a smile.
Personality: Nell is a bright soul, full of fun and laughter. Pepys called her “pretty witty Nell”. She is kind to most people but can be scathing towards those she doesn’t get on with. Although of base birth, Nell is quite intelligent and rather cunning herself, but her scheming only extends to naughty mischief. The best loved mistress of the nation, she is Protestant, and she does not care for politics. Unlike Charles’ other mistresses, she is not selfish, and only seeks to help others such as her sons and the poor. She is the only one of the King's mistresses to really, truly love him for the man he is.
History : Very little is reliably known about Nell Gwyn's background. Probably born around Covent Garden or Drury Lane, Nell spent her childhood in squalor, probably working in a brothel, then working as an orange seller at the theatre, and then becoming an actress.
Nell was one of the earliest English actresses to receive prominent recognition, she was taught her craft by one of the fine male actors of the time, Charles Hart, and learned dancing from another, John Lacy. Romance between the King and Nell began in April of 1668, and a few years later, when she was twenty one, she retired from the stage, for she found her life with Charles far superior than acting. Nell gave birth to her first son by the King, called Charles, on 8 May 1670.
Several months later, Louise de Kérouaille came to England from France after the death of the King’s sister, ostensibly to serve as a maid of honour to Queen Catherine, but also to become another mistress to King Charles, probably by design on both the French and English sides. Nell hates her and calls her “Squintabella” amongst other unflattering names.
Nell is a living embodiment of the spirit of Restoration England and the Merry Monarch, with a story echoing the rags-to-royalty tale of Cinderella.
Roleplay sample: Sat with the King, the Duke of York and George, Nell stood up from the little table at the public house they were at. Glancing around the private little room, making sure she had their full attention, she said with a hint of mischief,
“Well gentlemen, it ‘aint right to keep a lady out this late! Who’s paying the bill?”
She watched with amusement as each of the men turned out their pockets to reveal nought a few shillings and sheepish expressions. With a bright little laugh she cried,
“Well! What company have I got myself into then?”
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