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<p>Delve into the history and meaning of secret societies, exploring the most famous and infamous underground groups, their origins, and their members in this course, created in partnership with HISTORY®.</p>

Syllabus

  • 01: Small-Town Secrets
  • 02: Secret Societies: The Underworld of History
  • 03: The Knights Templar
  • 04: Masonic Revolutions in America and France
  • 05: Bolsheviks, Masons, and Russian Revolution
  • 06: Adolf Hitler and the Thule Society
  • 07: Synarchy, Schemers, and Vichy France
  • 08: Ancient Mystery Cults
  • 09: The Islamic Assassins
  • 10: The Medieval Cathars
  • 11: The Rosicrucians
  • 12: The Illuminati
  • 13: The Freemasons
  • 14: Ireland’s Secret War for Independence
  • 15: Debunking the Elders of Zion
  • 16: Mafia! Criminal Secret Societies
  • 17: Aleister Crowley, Occultism, and Espionage
  • 18: Red Octopus: The Communist International
  • 19: Japan’s Black and Green Dragons
  • 20: Italy’s Secret Government: The P2 Lodge
  • 21: From the KKK to the Black Shriners
  • 22: Bohemian Grove, Bilderbergers, and Elites
  • 23: Secret Societies for Aging Swingers
  • 24: Terrorism’s Long Trail of Secret Cells
  • 25: Secret Societies: The Never Ending Story
  • 26: UFOs and the Elusive George Hunt Williamson
  • By This Professor

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Richard B. Spence

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