Dame Yates is an excellent historian, though her books presume the reader knows as much about her subject as she does. She drew an interesting picture of the effects of the occult philosophy in the Elizabethan age, introducing key players in the movement, and connecting them to movements, ideas, and works of literature or art that were inspired by or inspired further the philosophy.Yates has the unfortunately classically dry academician's tone in her writing, which could deter more casual readers from finishing her work. However, for the student of occult history or of the Elizabethan age, the information she conveys is worth slogging through occasionally dry passages to get at the meat of what she is teaching.
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