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3 days ago · At all events, in 1676, we find the houses occupied by three titled personages, Lord Purbeck, Lord Halifax, and Sir Allen Apsley, and by two notorious ladies, "Moll Davis," one of the King's mistresses, and Madame Churchill, mistress of James, Duke of York, the mother of the Duke of Berwick.
Jun 28, 2024 · Moll Davis (sometimes called Mall) probably became Charles's mistress shortly before Nell. At that time, she was particularly admired for her singing of the song "My lodging is on the cold ground" in William Davenant's "The Rivals."
4 days ago · During Gwyn's first years with Charles, there was little competition in the way of other mistresses: Barbara Palmer was on her way out, while others, such as Moll Davis, kept quietly away from the spotlight of public appearances or Whitehall. Gwyn gave birth to her first son fathered by Charles II, Charles Beauclerk, on 8 May 1670.
2 days ago · His other mistresses included Moll Davis, Nell Gwyn, Elizabeth Killigrew, Catherine Pegge, Lucy Walter and Louise de Kérouaille, Duchess of Portsmouth. As a result, in his lifetime he was often nicknamed "Old Rowley", the name of his favourite racehorse, notable as a stallion.
5 days ago · Moll Davis, the rope-dancer, the mother of the Radclyffes, had lost her influence, and Miss Stewart had got married. Of all the tribe Nelly was the best; and yet Marvell launched some very sharp arrows at her.
Jun 13, 2024 · The name Moll is a girl's name meaning "drop of the sea, bitter, or beloved". Moll is one of those names that is used all the time as a nickname for a nickname, but rarely put on the birth certificate.
6 days ago · Elizabeth was the wife of Charles Berkeley, 1st Earl of Falmouth. They had no children, and the earl died in 1665. After his death, Elizabeth became the king's lover, but she never had children by him. The last of Charles' mistresses to bear him children was Moll Davis.
