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Elizabeth's Coronation
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Dr Dee the Opera
4. Elizabeth's Coronation
Dee became heavily involved in the court and advised Elizabeth's principle secretary and spymaster Francis Walsingham. Walsingham recruited Dee to determine the most auspicious date for Elizabeth’s coronation – a matter fraught with political implications. He consulted the stars and set the day.
