Proofs of a Conspiracy Against All the Religions and Governments of Europe Carried on in the Secret Meetings of Freemasons, Illuminati and Reading Societies (Paperback)

by John Robison (Author)
Key Phrases: reading societies, Free Masonry, German Union, Free Masons (more...)

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1798. This old book presents the proofs of a conspiracy against all the religions and governments of Europe carried on in the secret meetings of Freemasons, Illuminati and Reading Societies, collected from good authorities by John Robison, Professor of natural philosophy and Secretary to the Royal Society of Edinburgh, to which is added a postscript. Contents: John Robinson letter and Lucretius poem; schisms in Freemasonry; the Illuminati; the German Union; the French Revolution; postscript.

Product Details

• Paperback: 312 pages
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing, LLC (August 14, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0766181243
• ISBN-13: 978-0766181243
• Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 8 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #615,681 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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26 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The secret history of the French Revolution, January 20, 2004

By	"oldpolitico" (Berks Co., PA United States) - See all my reviews

It has been several years since I read an earlier paperback edition of this classic and my copy is in storage, so this from memory. Robison, a Scottish professor, wrote to warn Britain and other kingdoms that the forces which toppled the French monarchy and started The Terror were still active. He traced the story of the 1776 founding of the Illuminati by Adam Weishaupt a professor at Ingolstadt and the suppression of the order by the royal and church authorities of Bavaria in 1785. The Illuminists went underground all over Europe and used existing Masonic lodges or set up their own as a cover for their activities. In Paris, the Duc d'Orleans headed the Illuminist front called the Grand Orient Lodge, his base to conspire against the ruling House of Bourbon. The English and Scottish lodges were generally apolitical amd many worked actively to keep out Illuminists as insincere applicants, but Robison maintained that some continental lodges remained hotbeds of revolutionary plotting, and therefore dangerous, at the time he wrote.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Highly Recommended!!, May 17, 2008

By	Sally Jones (Phoenix, Arizona) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Proofs of a Conspiracy Against All the Religions and Governments of Europe, Carried on in the Secret Meetings of Freemasons, Illuminati and Reading Societies (Paperback)

John Robison was years ahead of all the rest of those who've finally caught onto the fact that there is an extremely powerful group of men who control the world's money and pull the strings from behind the scenes. Everyone should read this book!!

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Historical sources are always useful, February 18, 2009

By	Andrey Leshchinskiy - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Proofs of a Conspiracy Against All the Religions and Governments of Europe, Carried on in the Secret Meetings of Freemasons, Illuminati and Reading Societies (Paperback)

My native language is Russian, so I apologize for my English.
The book is mussy. Author tries to prove his ideas that is always destructive to the historical truth. It is obvious that he sometimes writes without perfect knowing of his subject. One surely mustn't believe all his statements etc etc etc
But it can be refered to any historical source.
This book is great as it is contemporary with the events it describes. It shows the pulse of the time, it gives facts, names, ideas. It surely worths reading by everyone who is really interested in this topic.