a novel of Nell Gwynn, who captured the heart of England and King Charles II
Bagwell, Gillian
2011
A fictional account of the life of Nell Gwynn, who rose from poverty to become an actress in the King's Company and finally the mistress of King Charles II of England.
Thrown out of her home by her stepmother in 1670, fifteen-year-old Eliza Rose becomes a companion of actress Nelly Gwyn, a mistress of Charles II, and learns a surprising truth about her parentage.
