The Freemasons A History Of The World S Most Powerful Secret Society

Mb165 The Freemasons Most Powerful Secret Society The freemasons are a subject of endless fascination. to the layman, they are a mysterious brotherhood of profound if uncertain influence, a secret society purported, in some popular histories, to have its roots in the fabled order of the knights templar or in the mysteries of the egyptian pyramids. A respected historian and author of napoleon iii and eugenie provides an in depth history of freemasonry, exploring the inner workings of the powerful secret society, refuting many of the myths about the order, and shedding new light on the contributions of the freemasons to world history. 17,500 first printing.

The Freemasons A History Of The World S Most Powerful Secret Society What did mozart and bach, oscar wilde and anthony trollope, george washington and frederick the great, winston churchill and franklin d. roosevelt have in common? they were all freemasons, a secret society that has been the subject of endless fascination. “ridley captures the organization’s fundamental outlook, and its morality. A respected historian and author of napoleon iii and eugenie provides an in depth history of freemasonry, exploring the inner workings of the powerful secret society, refuting many of the myths about the order, and shedding new light on the contributions of the freemasons to world history. A respected historian and author of napoleon iii and eugenie provides an in depth history of freemasonry, exploring the inner workings of the powerful secret society, refuting many of the myths about the order, and shedding new light on the contrib. Here, the eminent historian jasper ridley offers a thoughtful, rounded assessment of freemasonry throughout the ages, from its origins up to the present day.

The Freemasons A History Of The World S Most Powerful Secret Society A respected historian and author of napoleon iii and eugenie provides an in depth history of freemasonry, exploring the inner workings of the powerful secret society, refuting many of the myths about the order, and shedding new light on the contrib. Here, the eminent historian jasper ridley offers a thoughtful, rounded assessment of freemasonry throughout the ages, from its origins up to the present day. To the layman, they are a mysterious brotherhood of profound if uncertain influence, a secret society purported in some popular histories to have its roots in the fabled order of the knights. A substantial work of history that sifts the truth from the myth as it traces freemasonry from its origins to the present day, recounting the development of freemasonry from the guilds of freestone masons of the middle ages, into societies of "gentlemen masons" in the 17th century. To the layman, they are a mysterious brotherhood of profound if uncertain influence, a secret society purported, in some popular histories, to have its roots in the fabled order of the knights. To the layman, they are a mysterious brotherhood of profound if uncertain influence, a secret society purported in some popular histories to have its roots in the fabled order of the knights templar, or in the mysteries of the egyptian pyramids.