From the Vault: John Dee, Part 1

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A trusted advisor to Queen Elizabeth I, Dr. John Dee was an astronomer, mathematician, astrologer, and navigator with ties to the occult.

But what role did astrology or the occult have alongside Christianity in the Elizabethan court?

Professor Suzannah Lipscomb ...

John Dee.

Mathematician, astronomer, astrologer and some say, the most influential occult magician in British history... 

This episode was written by Diane Hope and Richard MacLean Smith.

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