Today marks the 485th anniversary of the birth of one of my favourite Tudor men, John Dee. Happy 485th birthday, Mr Dee! I will be raising a glass to you today.
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Just finished reading ‘Virgin and The Crab’ and found it very informative. I knew nothing of John Dee before this – what a fascinating character and so well portrayed. However I think that Mary I was shown in a very one dimensional manner without any redeeming features at all, I know that she does not have a very good image, but I do not believe that she was all bad. I am reading Linda Porter’s biography of Mary at the moment and am getting a much more balanced view of this complex woman.