A Brief History of the Freemasons: The True Story of the World's Most Powerful Secret Society

In this volume, Jasper Ridley offers a historical account of the rise of Freemasonry in medieval craftsman guilds and explores their spread across Europe, the Americas, and Asia. Ridley offers a reassessment that dispels many of the misconceptions surrounding the freemasons and offers an objective account of their beliefs, practices, and their continued role in contemporary society.