The Entered Apprentice
You are now an Entered Apprentice Freemason – the first step in your journey through what is known as The Craft Degrees. The word ‘apprentice’ means…
Entered Apprentice
The Official History of Freemasonry – Part 3
The “Modern” or Grand Lodge By the year 1717 there were only four lodges in the London area and the Craft was in danger of losing its traditional…
The royal connection: John Hamill examines the link between masonry and royalty
HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh became a Master Mason in Navy Lodge, No. 2612, of which he is still a subscribing member. HRH The Duke of Kent has been our Grand Master since 1967 and his wise counsel and great support in what has been a turbulent time for English Freemasonry, have been invaluable. His brother HRH Prince Michael of Kent has given long service as both Provincial Grand Master for Middlesex in the Craft and as Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons.
Freemasonry: Lyrics of Masonic Songs
Festive Board Eternal Father Eternal father, strong to save Whose arms hath bound the restless wave, Who bidd’st the mighty ocean deep It’s own appointed…
A.G.Mackey – Selected Writings – Royal and Select
During research I was doing into the Holy Royal Arch of Jerusalem I came across a book in the George Holden library at the Solent Masonic Centre at Freshwater, Isle of Wight called the Book of the Chapter and printed in the United States in 1856, the Author being the famous American Masonic historian Albert Mackey MD. The book had been part of the collection of the Bombay Masonic Library in the latter half of the 19th century.
City stories
Take a minute to look up from the pavement in the City of London and you will find historic gems that reveal a great deal about the founding of…