In 2013, I was commissioned by publisher Lewis Masonic to put together a question and answer book especially for lodge mentors and new members, and this book became A Quick Guide to Freemasonry, and incidentally it became my first foreign … Continue reading →
The book A Journey through Freemasonry is my first collection of Masonic essays, papers and articles, published in December 2019. The book includes articles on Lord Byron and his involvement in the Carbonari, the Hell Fire Club, Liverpool’s Williamson Tunnels … Continue reading →
Between the years 2013 – 2018, I taught a local history group in Anfield, in Liverpool, named the Rawdon History Group, the group being named after local industrialist and philanthropist Christopher Rawdon. As part of a history project with the … Continue reading →
I recently had published my second collection of Masonic essays, entitled Masonic Mosaic, published by Spanish Masonic publisher Masonica. The book brings together a number of my previously published Masonic articles, which examine topics such as Masonic writers and novelists, … Continue reading →
The following video, which I have posted on my YouTube channel, reveals a brief look into my new book The Rite of Seven Degrees, available now through the Lewis Masonic website and in all the usual bookstores. It’s also available … Continue reading →
I’ve given a good few interviews over the years during the promotion of my books, mainly to Masonic magazines and platforms on social media by Masonic promoters. Occasionally however, there are opportunities for interviews in the local or national press, … Continue reading →
The book examines the late eighteenth century esoteric Masonic Rite, which was conducted by French Freemason Pierre Lambert de Lintot, and was based in London. The work explores the history and progression of the Rite, discusses the engravings of de Lintot, and presents a new English translation of the ritual.
Continue reading →I’ve always found Masonic symbols on headstones fascinating, and I even wrote a chapter on the changing symbolism on Masonic headstones in my PhD and first book The Genesis of Freemasonry. After a stroll around two prominent cemeteries in the … Continue reading →
My new book Masonic Mosaic is now published; it is my second collection of Masonic essays and is published by Masonica. It’s a beautiful edition and they’ve done a great job at putting the collection together. It includes thirteen essays, … Continue reading →
I was very much honoured to appear on Scott Wolter’s America Unearthed (episode 4, season 4) in the episode entitled The Ripper Unmasked. I gave some information on Sir Arthur Conan-Doyle and examined the symbols on the kerbstones, which I … Continue reading →
