Word just in from my friend Peter Nockolds, concerning some John Dee Anniversary events…
Magus John Dee died 400 years ago, either this year or next, and to mark this there are a series of events in Mortlake Parish Church where he was buried (although the grave isn’t marked). These begin with a talk tomorrow evening, Tuesday 23rd, at 8 by Benjamin Woolley. Author of ‘The Queen’s Conjourer, the Art and Magic of Dr Dee’. The talk is entitled ‘Cosmos in a Cottage’, and is an attempt to reconstruct something [like] Dee’s house in Mortlake, drawing on a variety of sources. […]
The Church, St Mary the Virgin, is in Mortlake High Street, about five minutes walk from Mortlake Station (Network South East) and is on the 209 bus route from Hammersmith. Admission is £7 with proceeds to the Mortlake Tower Appeal
And according to http://www.wherecanwego.com/Search/ViewEvent.aspx?e=215740 , there are three more Dee-themed lectures on the Tuesdays following:-
- Sept 30th – Elizabeth Callingham Garton – The man who invented the British Empire
- Oct 7th – Robin Cousins – In the Footsteps of John Dee
- Oct 14th – Nicholas Dakin – The Confidential Life of Doctor Dee
“Tickets are £7 or £25 for 4 in advance – ring Anne Reeves 020 8876 6616”