‘Michael Alexander Gage: The Masonic Rebel and the Liverpool Waterworks Bill’ was a peer-reviewed paper of mine that was published in the Liverpool History Journal, Vol.13, (Liverpool History Society, 2014), pp.31-43. The Liverpool History Society was founded by a number … Continue reading →
This short paper entitled ‘Thomas De Quincey: The Opium Eater and the Masonic Text’ appeared in the renowned Masonic academic journal Ars Quatuor Coronatorum Vol.129, (2016), pp.276-281. The paper discusses the possible Masonic influences that led to Thomas De Quincey’s … Continue reading →
The Grand Lodge of All England held at York, or the York Grand Lodge, was, like the Wigan Grand Lodge, another independent Grand Lodge situated in the north of England, and this paper examined its history, touching on the social aspects … Continue reading →
My third published academic paper was the result of my research on the Liverpool Masonic Rebellion and the Wigan Grand Lodge, which was published by The Historical Society of Lancashire and Cheshire, Vol.160, Liverpool, (2011), pp.67-88. It also became the subject … Continue reading →
‘Society in Flux: The Emergence and Rise of Middle Class Civil Society in Nineteenth Century Industrial North West England’ was my second academic published paper which examined how Freemasonry played a role in the social issues of the late eighteenth and early … Continue reading →
I first started writing academic papers as part of my PhD study, and this particular paper entitled ‘Freemasonry, industry and charity: the local community and the working man‘ was my first published academic paper which appeared in The Journal of … Continue reading →
