The conspiracy book A chronological journey through secret societies and hidden histories
Book - 2018
"In this fascinating exploration of 100 of the most intriguing conspiracies and secret societies in the Western world -- extending from ancient times to the modern era -- John Michael Greer sheds light on mysterious organizations such as the Knights Templar, the First Masonic Grand Lodge, the Bavarian Illuminati, the Skull and Bones, the John Birch Society, and more. In this compelling book, you'll encounter beautiful artwork and unexpected insights into conspiracies and struggles -- many long forgotten -- a history that has contributed, more than we may realize, to the world we live in today."--Back cover.
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- Published
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New York :
Sterling
[2018]
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Physical Description
- xi, 211 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN
- 9781454930044
- Introduction
- c 975 BCE The Temple of Solomon
- 6th century BCE The Pythagorean Brotherhood
- 1st century CE The Gnostics
- 1030 The Cathars
- 1307 Fall of the Knights Templar
- c. 1390 The Regius Manuscript
- c. 1400 The Adamites
- 1511 The Alumhrados
- 1555 The Family of Love
- 1598 The Schaw Statutes
- 1614 The Rosicrucians
- 1639 Rituals of Brothering
- 1646 Elias Ashmole Becomes a Freemason
- 1688 The Glorious Revolution
- c. 1710 The Chevaliers of Jubilation
- 1715 The 'Fifteen
- 1717 The First Masonic Grand Lodge
- 1724 The Gormogons
- 1736 Ramsay's Oration
- 1738 In Eminente
- 1745 The 'Forty-Five
- 1746 The Hell-Fire Club
- 1751 The Ancient-Modern Schism
- 1754 The Strict Observance
- 1755 The Golden and Rosy Cross
- 1760 The Committees of Correspondence
- 1765 The Sons of Liberty
- 1770 The Illuminés of Avignon
- 1776 The Bavarian Illuminati
- 1782 The Convention of Wilhelmsbad
- 1789 The French Revolution
- 1790 The Social Circle
- 1795 The Loyal Orange Order
- 1796 The Conspiracy of Equals
- 1796 The Black League
- 1797 The Philadelphes
- 1797 The Raggi
- 1797 Proofs of a Conspiracy
- 1800 The Carbonari
- 1809 The Sublime Perfect Masters
- 1810 The Chevaliers of Faith
- 1825 The Decembrists
- 1826 The Morgan Affair
- 1828 The Anti-Masonic Party
- 1832 Skull and Bones
- 1834 The League of Outlaws
- 1837 The League of the Just
- 1847 The Communist Manifesto
- 1852 The Know-Nothing Party
- 1854 The Knights of the Golden Circle
- 1855 The Nihilists
- 1858 The Fenian Brotherhood
- 1863 The Order of American Knights
- 1854 The First International
- 1865 The Ku Klux Klan
- 1866 The International Brothers
- 1869 The Knights of Labor
- 1871 The Shriners
- 1878 The Bohemian Grove
- c. 1530 The Mafia Comes to America
- 1886 The Order of the White Rose
- 1887 The Fabian Society
- 1887 The American Protective Association
- 1889 The Second International
- 1895 The Protocols of the Elders of Zion
- 1897 The "Palladian Order" Hoax
- 1905 The Black Hundreds
- 1907 The Order of New Templars
- 1908 Ariosophy
- 1912 The Germanenorden
- 1915 The Klan Reborn
- 1916 The Easter Rising
- 1917 The American Protective League
- 1917 The Russian Revolution
- 1918 The Thule Society
- 1919 The Third International
- 1919 The German Workers Party
- 1920 Prohibition
- 1921 The Committee of 300
- 1921 The Council on Foreign Relations
- 1923 Anti-Klan Secret Societies
- 1925 The SS
- 1925 The Klan Destroyed
- 1928 Opus Dei
- 1929 Al Capone becomes Capo dei Capi
- 1933 Hitler Takes Power
- 1935 The Cagoule
- 1945 Neo-Nazi Secret Societies
- 1946 Propaganda Due (P2)
- 1948 The Mau Maus
- 1949 The National Renaissance Party
- 1954 The Bilderbergers
- 1956 The Priory of Sion
- 1959 The John Birch Society
- 1968 The Club of Rome
- 1980 Trilateralism
- 1983 The Order
- 1904 The Dominionists
- 1991 The New World Order
- 1994 The White Order of Thule
- Further Reading
- Index
- Image Credits
- About the Author