HistoryMovie England, My England Status: Released Release Date: 1995-01-01 England, My England History Overview The story of Henry Purcell. Cast Michael Ball Henry Purcell Simon Callow Charles II Rebecca Front Mary II Lucy Speed Nell Gwyn Letitia Dean Lady Castlemaine Nina Young Frances Purcell John Shrapnel Samuel Pepys Robert Stephens John Dryden Terence Rigby Captain Henry Cooke Corin Redgrave William of Orange John Fortune Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon Guy Henry James II James Saxon Vyner Brook Williams Priest Crew Tony Palmer Directing John Osborne Writing Nigel Talamo Art Mike Bluett Production John Eliot Gardiner Sound Sue Weston Crew Charles Wood Writing Suzanne Stokes-Munton Costume & Make-Up Steve Hudson Art Milo Alexandroff Camera Kim Burns Costume & Make-Up Nicholas D. Knowland Camera Jan Pester Camera John Hibbs Costume & Make-Up Linda Gibson Directing