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John Dee: Astrologer, Courtier, Mystic...Spy?
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Length:
19 minutes
Released:
Sep 9, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
(Lucy) John Dee has been variously described as a visionary, a philosopher, and a “real-life Gandalf.” Internationally renowned, he served at the Elizabethan court as a consultant on matters worldly and otherworldly. The possessor of a legendary library, Dee himself was a legend in his own day, and has remained so ever since. Scholar and scientist, he was also convinced that he could talk to angels. This episode attempts to disentangle fact from fiction.
Released:
Sep 9, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode
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