Hey friends, welcome to the Renaissance English History podcast.

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search for Heather. And there I am. So let's get right into it. Today we are going to talk about

the wizard earl. There was a wizard earl and we're going to talk about him, Henry Percy, the

ninth Earl of Northumberland. Last week we talked about his wife, Dorothy, Dorothy Davarrow,

Dorothy Percy. And I mentioned him being the wizard earl, and there were some

comments saying, oh, let's talk about the wizard earls. All right, let's get into it and talk about, I just like

saying it, the wizard earl. It's just fun to say. All right. Henry Percy, he was the ninth Earl of

Northumberland. He's not a name that pops up very often in the big moments of

Tudor and Stuart history, but I think he probably should be because he's fascinating.

Henry was one of the wealthiest aristocrats of his time. He was an early champion of science and

alchemy. His life is full of contrast. He was a man with one foot in the world of noble privilege

and another in the realm of intellectual exploration. He also had a connection to the gunpowder

plot, which landed him in the tower, and his story becomes even more intriguing.

So Henry was born April 1564 at Tynemouth Castle in Northumberland

to one of England's most prestigious families. His father was the eighth Earl of Northumberland.

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