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New page: 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, Elizabe...
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.
When [[Elizabeth I]] became Queen she asked him to choose an auspicious date for her coronation, and made him her court astrologer. Soon afterwards, he became a spy for her, and went on several mysterious missions, for which he created elaborate codes. He signed his letters to her ‘007’, though we don’t know whether she gave him a license to kill.
We have one record of Dee’s success as an astrologer – his horoscope for [[Sir Philip Sidney]], which runs to 62 pages with several predictions. Dee predicted that Sidney would have a wonderful career between the ages of 15 and 31, but at that time he would be in mortal danger from a sword or gunshot wound. If he survived this, he would bring greater glory to himself. Sir Philip Sidney was killed on 17th October 1586, aged 31. <ref> http://altreligion.about.com/library/weekly/aa111502a.htm </ref>
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When [[Elizabeth I]] became Queen she asked him to choose an auspicious date for her coronation, and made him her court astrologer. Soon afterwards, he became a spy for her, and went on several mysterious missions, for which he created elaborate codes. He signed his letters to her ‘007’, though we don’t know whether she gave him a license to kill.
We have one record of Dee’s success as an astrologer – his horoscope for [[Sir Philip Sidney]], which runs to 62 pages with several predictions. Dee predicted that Sidney would have a wonderful career between the ages of 15 and 31, but at that time he would be in mortal danger from a sword or gunshot wound. If he survived this, he would bring greater glory to himself. Sir Philip Sidney was killed on 17th October 1586, aged 31. <ref> http://altreligion.about.com/library/weekly/aa111502a.htm </ref>
<ref> http://www.skyscript.co.uk/dee.html </ref>
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