ItsmysterioussymbolsandritualshadbeenusedinsecretforcenturiesbeforeFreemasonryrevealeditselfinLondonin1717.Onceknown,Freemasonryspreadthroughouttheworldandattractedkings,emperors,andstatesmentotakeitssacredoaths.ItalsoattractedgreatrevolutionariessuchasGeorgeWashingtonandSamHoustoninAmerica,JuarezinMexico,GaribaldiinItaly,andBolivarinSouthAmerica.ItwasoutlawedoverthecenturiesbyHitler,Mussolini,andtheAyatollahKhomeini.Butwherehadthispowerfulorganizationcomefrom?Whatwasitdoinginthosesecretcenturiesbeforeitrosefromundergroundmorethan270yearsago?AndwhywasFreemasonryattackedwithsuchintensehatredbytheRomanCatholicchurch?ThisamazingdetectivestoryanswersthosequestionsandprovesthattheKnightsTemplarinBritain,fleeingarrestandtorturebypopeandking,formedasecretsocietyofmutualprotectionthatcametobecalledFreemasonry.Basedonyearsofmeticulousresearch,thisbooksolvesthelastremainingmysteriesoftheMasons--theirsecretwords,symbols,andallegorieswhosetruemeaningshadbeenlostinantiquity.Witharichlydrawnbackgroundofthebloodybattles,theopportunistickingsandschemingpopes,thetorturesandreligiouspersecutionthroughouttheMiddleAges,itisanimportantbookthatmayrequirethatwetakeanewlookatthehistoryofeventsleadingtotheProtestantReformation.
