Politics and Culture of the Late Stuart Court, 1649-1714

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Bringing together interdisciplinary research on the politics and culture of the Late Stuart Courts on 7 April 2026 at Christ's College, Cambridge

Eleanor (Nell) Gwyn was born #OnThisDay 1650. One of the best known of the mistresses of Charles II, unlike many of his other partners, Gwyn was not granted her own peerage, but her eldest son, Charles Beauclerk was created duke of St Albans, a title that survives to this day.

portrait of a woman in 17th century clothes, with fair hair elaborately arranged with ringlets, a light gold gown and a blue sash around her shoulders