Famous Figures in History Who Used Astrology (Part 1)

Written by Claire Petulengro

There is no denying that great people throughout the history of the world have used astrology as a tool to guide their lives and make decisions. How could so many famous faces who we still talk about today have been wrong? Well let’s take a look at some of the evidence and see why it’s wise to listen to our stars for the advice we need to make great things happen.

Kings, Queens and Conflagrations

Astrologers can be placed under an awful lot of pressure to give answers. Just be thankful you weren’t one of the astrologers in the court of King Henry VII. They were told to predict if his wives would be giving birth to a boy or a girl baby. If they predicted it was to be a girl they would be beheaded. So of course they would all say it was going to be a fine healthy baby boy. Poor souls, for if it did come out a girl they would be beheaded anyway for getting it wrong!

William Lilly was famous for getting all of his predictions wrong! He did however manage to correctly predict the Great Fire of London and then was promptly arrested and accused of starting it in order to make his predictions come true!

In Elizabethan times John Dee was the astrologer to Queen Elizabeth I. In fact he was instrumental in helping her make major changes to the government and the country during her time in power.

Read part 2 of this series to find out about other famous people in history who used astrology to guide them...

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