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Insiders call it the Craft.Founded in London in 1717 as a way of binding men in fellowship, Freemasonry proved so addictive that within two decades it had spread across the globe. Masonic influence became pervasive. Under George Washington, the Craft became a creed for the new American nation. Masonic networks held the British empire together. Under Napoleon, the Craft became a tool of authoritarianism and then a cover for revolutionary conspiracy. Both the Mormon Church and the Sicilian mafia owe their origins to Freemasonry. Yet the Masons were as feared as they were influential. In the eyes of the Catholic Church, Freemasonry has always been a den of devil-worshippers. For Hitler, Mussolini and Franco, the Lodges spread the diseases of pacifism, socialism and Jewish influence, so had to be crushed.
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"EXHILARATING HISTORY, POWERED BY THE KIND OF MUSCULAR PROSE ONE ASSOCIATES WITH GREAT DETECTIVE FICTION", The Financial TimesA Professor at UCL who is known for books that are both scholarly and page-turningly compelling.Visit: http://www.johndickie.net/Cosa Nostra. A History of the Sicilian Mafia, has sold over 800,000 copies since it was first published in 2004Delizia! The Epic History of the Italians and their Food (2007) became 6-part series for Italian TV, written and presented by John. He was also the compère of the 2017 and 2018 Pasta World Championships in Milan.John's books have been translated into many languages. His latest is: THE CRAFT. HOW THE FREEMASONS MADE THE MODERN WORLD
