Just heard this morning on NPR that a descendant of Nell Gwynne has written a new biography of her. Sounds very interesting. He made the point that Charles II was so connected to his subjects because during his exile he had learned to live life as an ordinary man instead of as an isolated royal and thus came to know the both the trials and triumphs of the common man.
Here (I hope) is the link
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5063416
New book on Nell Gwynne
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Heard the story on my way to the office as well... Interesting... especially that Charles was essentially treated as an outcast in exile, was poor and had to rely on the kindness of strangers.
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NPR did a story on this book check it out here:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5063416
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5063416
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Thanks Raven and bix for the info! This looks like another one to add to the list. 

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