The Queen's Conjurer

by Benjamin Woolley

About John Dee was for a while, an adviser to Queen Elizabeth in the late 16th century. He was a late Renaissance Englishman who was well versed in mathematics, the sciences and astrology. He had a very extensive library which was rare back then of many of the most important books of his day. He also was one of the first people to suggest to the Queen that England build an empire. But like many of these learned men, he tapped into the spiritual world and got advice from angels and spirits which through the rumors spreading about this lead to him falling into disfavor with the Queen.