| − | '''John Dee''' was an [[astrologer]], a [[mathematician]] and a [[scientist]]. He cast [[horoscopes]] for [[Queen Mary I]], but when he made the mistake of befriending Queen Mary’s younger sister, Elizabeth, he was tried for trying to kill Mary with [[black magic]]. He was acquitted, but after he was released, Mary did die. | + | '''John Dee''' was an [[astrologer]], a [[mathematician]] and a [[scientist]]. He cast [[horoscope|horoscopes]] for [[Queen Mary I]], but when he made the mistake of befriending Queen Mary’s younger sister, Elizabeth, he was tried for trying to kill Mary with [[black magic]]. He was acquitted, but after he was released, Mary did die. |
| | When [[Elizabeth I]] became Queen she asked him to choose an auspicious date for her coronation, and made him her court astrologer. | | When [[Elizabeth I]] became Queen she asked him to choose an auspicious date for her coronation, and made him her court astrologer. |