Masonic books on freemasonry, knights templar history

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Born In Blood

by John J. Robinson  (1989)

Traces Freemasonry back to the Knights Templar via the 1381 Peasant's Revolt in England. Reads like a detective story. Author was not a Mason when he wrote the book, but joined a lodge later.

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Solomon's Builders

by Christopher Hodapp  (2006)

Follows Freemasonry through the American Revolution, the Founding Fathers and the design of Washington, DC. Author also wrote Freemasons for Dummies.

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The Complete Idiot's Guide to

Freemasonry

by S. Brent Morris  (2006)

An introduction to Freemasonry, its organization and practices, and includes illustrations. Author is the managing editor of Scottish Rite Journal.

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Masonic Enlightenment:  the

Philosophy, History and Wisdom

of Freemasonry

by Michael R. Poll, editor  (2006)

A series of articles by various authors       on aspects of Freemasonry, including jurisprudence, spiritual significance, Rosicrucianism, and world peace.

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The Temple and the Lodge

by Michael Baigent, Richard Leigh  (1989)

Looks for links between the Knights Templar and Freemasons, via Robert the Bruce, Scots Guard, and Rosslyn Chapel. The authors also wrote Holy Blood, Holy Grail. 

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Cracking the Freemasons Code

by Robert L. D. Cooper  (2007)

Looks into Masonic structure, culture, connections, sites, and famous members. The author is curator of the Masonic museum and library in Scotland.

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Turning the Templar Key

by Robert Lomas  (2007)

Follows a proposed path from Knights Templar to Freemasons, but that route did not produce evidence of connection. Author also wrote Freemasonry and the Birth of Modern Science.

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The New Knighthood

by Malcolm Barber  (1995)

Covers the history of the Knights Templar at a good level of detail from their origin to the end of the Order. Author also wrote The Trial of the Templars.

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The Origins of Freemasonry:

Scotland's Century

by David Stevenson  (1990)

Presents activities in Scotland during the 1600's which may have been linked to Freemasonry. Author also wrote The Scottish Revolution 1637-1644.

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John J. Robinson

Author

 (c.1918-1996)

Other books about Freemasonry and all its aspects, including the Knights Templar:

A New Encyclopedia of Freemasonry - in Two Volumes (1921) by Arthur Edward Waite.

Holy Blood, Holy Grail (1982) by Michael Baigent, Richard Leigh, Henry Lincoln.

The Secret Architecture of Our Nation's Capital (2002) by David Ovason.

The Craft and Its Symbols (1985) by Allen Roberts.

The Trial of the Templars (1978) by Malcolm Barber.

Freemasons for Dummies (2005) by Christopher Hodapp.

Freemasonry: A Journey Through Ritual and Symbol (1991) by W. Kirk MacNulty.

The Rosslyn Hoax? (2006) by Robert L. D. Cooper.

The Meaning of Masonry (1922) by W. L. Wilmshurst.

Freemason's Guide and Compendium (1950) by Bernard E. Jones.

A Dictionary of Freemasonry (ca. 1890) by Robert Macoy.

Benjamin Franklin's reprint

of Anderson's Constitutions