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 ...

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 ...