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Prophecy

by S. J. Parris Book 5 in the Giordano Bruno Novels series.

First published 2011

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London, autumn 1583. A maid of honour is found murdered with occult symbols cut into her body as astrologers predict upheaval from a rare planetary conjunction. Francis Walsingham asks Giordano Bruno to investigate while infiltrating supporters of Mary, Queen of Scots, who hope to replace Elizabeth I.

Working among courtiers, foreign agents and practitioners of astrology, Bruno must separate political theatre from genuine belief and murder from treason. His inquiries bring him into contact with John Dee and expose a scheme in which prophecy is being used to frighten, recruit and manipulate those already expecting the queen’s fall.

Historical Periods

Elizabethan Religious Settlement1559–1563 CE Renaissance & Early Modern Europec. 1300–1789 CE

Historical people

Elizabeth I1533–1603 Mary, Queen of Scots1542–1587 Francis Walsingham1532–1590 John Dee1527–1609 Giordano Bruno1548–1600 Philip Sidney1554–1586

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