King Edward VII – A Monarch and a Freemason
In 1874, the Prince was elected as Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge of England, installed in 1875 and held that position until he became King in 1901
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The Influence of Kings on Craft Freemasonry
‘From time immemorial’ we have been very fortunate in that our Craft has had the support of Royalty. Without that support I doubt that we would be in…
Freemason Oliver Russell, 2nd Baron Ampthill
Russell was born on February 19th, 1869 in Rome, Italy. He was educated at Eton and graduated from New College, Oxford. While at New College he began rowing and rowed for Oxford against Cambridge. In 1894 and 1898, he served on the original Olympic committee.
Oscar Wilde – A University Freemason – by W.Bro. Yasha Beresiner
Today no one will deny the genius of Oscar Wilde. Yet during his own lifetime he was spurned and humiliated in spite of the success of much of his work. He was a victim of the society into which he was born. The Victorian middle-class, whose sacred institutions of morality Wilde was to infringe, simply had no patience or tolerance for him. The saddest of the tragedies that Wilde was to write could not match the events that were to unfold and Freemasonry, which did play a significant part during his time at Oxford
Reaching out to the next generation
West Lancashire Freemasons, in the persons of Dave Grainger APrGM with responsibility for the University Scheme, and John Stanley the Lancaster and…
Fraternity in the trenches
The Battle of the Somme produced more than one million casualties. Director of the Library and Museum of Freemasonry Diane Clements marks the masons who fought for freedom
The centenary of the first day of the Battle of the Somme on 1 July 1916 will be marked this summer. On that single day there were almost 60,000 British casualties, most of them before noon, of whom nearly 20,000 died.
Deputy Provincial Grand Master’s jewel for the Royal Order of Scotland, 1902 | Sheffield Freemasonry
Sheffield Freemasonry Jewels Silver gilt and engraved jewel formed of a cross with chequerboard design at the centre of which is a facial sun….
Millennial masonry: How those in their twenties and thirties are changing the Craft
Crucially, and blessedly, Millennials are becoming masons Those under thirty constitute at present only two per cent of British masons. This may seem…
Following in Noah’s Footsteps – Ancient and Honourable Fraternity of Royal Ark Mariner
To many Masons who do not know much about it, even to many Mark Master Masons who have not gone on to become Ark Mariners, the Royal Ark Mariner can seem to be just a quaint, short little degree about Noah’s Flood whose members wear rainbow coloured aprons. It may be attached to the Mark degree, but it is often dismissed as being of very little ritual significance.
Interview with David Williamson, Assistant Grand Master and President of the Universities Scheme
Aircraft control As he approaches retirement from the position of Assistant Grand Master, David Williamson reflects on a career as an airline pilot,…