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Invisible College

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An interesting historic review. I dearly recommend it to anyone who is interested in the history of Royal Academy and the founders backgrounds.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book and commend the author for presenting his research in such an accessible form. I've incidentally come to a better understanding of the abiding interest in Jacobean politics by present-day descendants of the Scottish families involved. Perhaps I've also come to an appreciation of the self-identification, stemming from this illustrious history, of some Protestant neighbours from my childhood.

Lomas has included an extensive bibliography but apparently at the time of writing was oblivious to the even more far-reaching account of the principle actors' philosophical roots, as detailed in M. Baigent and R. Leigh's The Elixir and the Stone (Penquin 1998; available at Amazon.ca and Amazon.co.uk)

In summary, the book lives up to all of its claims and is excellent value in the Headline Book Publishing paperback edition.