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Though little is really known about Behn ’ s early years, evidence suggests that she may have had a Catholic upbringing.

She once admitted that she was " designed for a nun " and the fact that she had so many Catholic connections, such as Henry Neville who was later arrested, would certainly have aroused suspicions during the anti-Catholic fervor of the 1680s ( Goreau 243 ).

Her sympathy to the Catholics is further demonstrated by her dedication of her play " The Rover II " to the Catholic Duke of York who had been exiled for the second time ( 247 ).