Van wie was Winifred Wells?

Winifred Wells was a courtier at the Stuart Restoration court as a Maid of Honour to Queen consort Catherine of Braganza. She was also one of the many mistresses of King Charles II of England. Samuel Pepys refers to her as the King's mistress in his diary, and she also features in Philibert de Gramont's famous Mémoirs.

Karel II (Engels: Charles II) (St. James's Palace (Londen), 29 mei 1630 — Palace of Whitehall (Londen), 6 februari 1685) was koning van Engeland, Schotland en Ierland van 1660 tot 1685. Hij was de tweede zoon van koning Karel I en koningin Henriëtta Maria, een zuster van koning Lodewijk XIII van Frankrijk.