11 Facts about
John Dee
, Queen Elizabeth I’s Court Astrologer
John Dee was arrested for practicing witchcraft
He asked Mary I to establish a national public library—and created his own when his request was denied.
Dee became Elizabeth I’s court astrologer
He may have coined the term British Empire.
Dee advised Elizabeth to adopt the Gregorian calendar—but with a few of his own amendments.
He helped introduce the mathematical signs +, -, x, and ÷ to the English public.
Dee believed it was possible to speak to angels.
Dee forged a partnership with scryer Edward Kelley.
Dee and Kelley engaged in wife swapping after believing they were commanded to do so by an angel.
Dee fell out of favor when James VI and I took the throne in 1603.
It’s speculated that Dee inspired William Shakespeare’s Prospero and Ian Fleming’s James Bond.
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