Having famously worked as a spy for Charles II against the Dutch, Behn lost her meagre income when the king refused to pay her expenses. She turned to writing for an income.
Behn was a Royalist, and her works frequently portray Puritans negatively. The subtitle "Banish'd Cavaliers" is a reference to the exile that the Cavalier forces experienced during the English Interregnum.
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The title, The Rover, indicated that the play is a tribute. It is a tribute to exiled cavalier (now reinstated to the throne), King Charles II.
