LONDON is chock full of fantastic pubs but knowing which ones to really go to can be tricky. It is estimated that the capital city has more than 3,500 pubs, in fact. But whether you’re ...

Take yourself back to Charles and Camilla’s 2005 wedding with a trip to Windsor Guildhall, which is also home to the ...

She used Highgate Society maps, flyers and posters to create a costume that dressed an antique mannequin as Nell Gwyn, an actress who became the mistress of King Charles II and was called "pretty, ...

The Nell Gwyn Stakes of 1975 turned out to be the launchpad to a stellar racing career for Rose Bowl, who was trained by Fulke Johnson Houghton for Jane Engelhard, widow of the wealthy industrialist ...

How did a working class illiterate woman become King Charles II's favourite mistress? Nell Gwyn was an incredibly talented comedy actor who came from a working class background, and was part of a ...

When Charles II died suddenly in 1685, Nell Gwyn’s world collapsed. She survived Charles only by two years. Though her death has usually been attributed simply to “apoplexy,” Biographer Bax ...

In 1660, King Charles II ruled that female stage roles must be played by women, leading to the rise of the 'Covent Garden Goddesses'. As a result, Nell Gwyn - born 375 years ago this month - went ...

The mistresses of kings have always come in for their full share of fame. Mistresses per se are an appealing topic. So are kings. The combination is irresistible. Thus the fame of Agnes Sorel, of ...

Charles II’s queen-consort, though, is all but forgotten. In “The Lost Queen,” Sophie Shorland aims to acquaint us with this remarkable woman. Grab a Copy ...

King Charles II is believed to have fathered at least 12 illegitimate children and ... Rufus Sewell as the monarch alongside Emma Pierson as mistress Nell Gwynn in 2003 BBC series Charles II: ...