For centuries, the secrets of the Freemasons were known only to members. But that’s about to change after the BBC were given unprecedented access to several Scottish lodges (the Freemason term for ...

It may come as a disappointment to some that there are no subterranean pens holding goats to be offered in ritualistic sacrifice. No torture chambers for intruders or revealers of secrets. No dragons.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Littered in the numerous conspiracy theories that are floated online are stories of the secretive - but very real - Freemasons.

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The secret society of Freemasons, dating back to the 14th century, has been subject to conspiracy theories due to the organization’s rituals and use of symbols that some believe have demonic meaning.

Aside from their famous members throughout history — from George Washington and Benjamin Franklin to Thurgood Marshall and Harry Houdini — the Freemasons are known as one of the most secretive ...

It all started at the Bunch of Grapes tavern — on what is now State Street in Boston, when a fellow named Henry Price gathered 17 men and established the first Grand Masonic Lodge in the New World.

In an effort to dispel some of the myths and rumours, one of Shropshire's oldest lodges opens its doors to the public this month. Freemasonry is more common than one might think. Stephen Rogers, ...

THINK of Freemasons and you might be excused of summoning up an image in your mind of men in pinnies with one trouser leg rolled up chanting an ancient ritual. So it is somewhat unexpected to discover ...

The Freemasons Hall, Chennai, completes a hundred today. It is a building hardly anyone outside the order of Freemasonry gets to see, tucked away in a vast compound at the end of a lane off ...