It seems probable, however, that about the close of 1663, owing no doubt to the Restoration and the subsequent changes in affairs, the Amis family returned to England, settling in London, where Aphra, ...

The poet, writer and dramatist Aphra (Astrea or Aphara) Behn (1640?-1689) was buried in the east cloister of Westminster Abbey, near the steps up into the church. Thomas Sprat was Dean of Westminster ...

But Henrietta is also, historian Lisa Hilton thinks, a useful foil for thinking about Aphra Behn, the 17th-century playwright normally remembered as being, in Virginia Woolf’s words, the first ...

This week, we take a look at the life of groundbreaking 17th century writer Aphra Behn. Hidden in the East Cloister of Westminster Abbey is a gravestone every woman should read. It carries the ...

Traditionally known as the first professional woman writer in English, Aphra Behn has now emerged as one of the major figures of the Restoration. She provided more plays for the stage than any other ...

As Aphra Behn, she became a spy and then a fantastically successful playwright, poet, translator, and fiction-writer, who was buried in Westminster Abbey. This exhibition celebrates the startling ...

Katlyn Dannes (Doctor Aphra)Jarret Griffis (Korin Aphra)Dominic James (Triple Zero)Jett Barker (Magna Tolvan)Mike McGarr (Eternal Rur)Andrew Holt (Imperials)Thea Solone (Imperials)Graeme Jones ...

To register your interest please contact collegesales@cambridge.org providing details of the course you are teaching. Aphra Behn was England's first professional woman writer, but her status as a ...

Jane Smiley considers the work of Aphra Behn, who wrote about treachery and violence as well as expressing more 'feminine' feelings.

The poet, writer and dramatist Aphra (Astrea or Aphara) Behn (1640?-1689) was buried in the east cloister of Westminster Abbey, near the steps up into the church. Thomas Sprat was Dean of Westminster ...