Samuel Pepys, Charles II, Nell Gwynne, and Charles Beauclerk plaque
Samuel Pepys · Diarist
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“Nell Gwynn 1650-1687 Prolific celebrity actress of the Restoration period, one of the first on the English stage, and praised by Samuel Pepys as 'pretty witty Nell'. Best known as a mistress of Charles II, she had two sons by him. Charles (Created Earl of Burford and later Duke of St Albans) and James Beauclerk. She briefly lived at Lauderdale House”
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1633-1703
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Lauderdale House, Highgate Hill, Highgate
N6
Erected 2019
Highgate Heritage
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Samuel Pepys
diarist, Secretary of the Admiralty, President of the Royal Society, son of John Pepys, Member of Parliament, and Member of Parliament · (1633-1703)
Charles II
son of Charles I, King of Scots, King of Scots, father of James Scott, husband of Catherine of Braganza, father of Charles Beauclerk, and King of England · (1630-1685)
Nell Gwynne
hostess, wit, actor, mistress of Charles II, mother, and mother of Charles Beauclerk · (1650-1687)
Charles Beauclerk
son of Charles II, son of Nell Gwynne, father of Sidney Beauclerk, and Duke of St Albans · (1670-1726)
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