Nell Gwyn
You're Dead to Me
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The King's Daughter
Gwynn's rise from poverty to the highest tier of polite society was greeted with hostility and disdain in some circles. Gwynn, however, responded to such personal attacks with her quick wit and sharp tongued comedy she was known and loved for. She advertised the fact that she was very close to charles the second, but stayed out of political matters. And she called herself a sleeping partner in the ship of state, playing down her political influence while still punning. There are plenty of illegitimate children, but there are no legitimate children. The queen has got a huge number of mistresses. Have they all got a ned portrait behind us? Scapes every single a few of
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