A Brief History of the Freemasons

基本信息·出版社：Robinson Publishing
·页码：320 页
·出版日期：2008年05月
·ISBN：1845296788
·International Standard Book Number：1845296788
·条形码：9781845296780
·EAN：9781845296780
·装帧：平装
·正文语种：英语
·丛书名：Brief History of

内容简介 The history of the Freemasons has been often shrouded in mystery and suspicion. Since 1717, with the establishment of the Grand Lodge in London, the Freemasons have been a power within the nation, withstanding attacks from the Catholic Church, Hitler and public disapproval. Throughout the last three hundred years, the Freemasons have been influential in some of the most important turning points in History. Jasper Ridley explores the role of the society in both the American and French Revolutions and whether Mozart's "The Magic Flute" was an expose of secret rituals. He reveals that Pushkin, Winston Churchill, Booker T. Washington, Clark Gable, Walter Scott, members of the royal family and at least 16 US Presidents were all members.
作者简介 Jasper Ridley is a highly acclaimed historian. He is the author of a number of titles including A Brief History of the Tudor Age. He died in 2004.