TTC – The Real History of – 2019

•  Find out the truth about secret societies around the globe and throughout the ages. Learn how and why they became so influential and how you can help others.
•  Myths and legends about secret societies both real and imagined are busted.
•  Discover a new way to understand psychology and human motivations through secret societies.
•  Discover the intersection of Politics, power, and secret agencies around the world.

Get ready. In this course, brought to you in partnership with HISTORY®, you will be visiting some of history’s deepest rabbit-In search of holes across continents and centuries, there have been many. of Secret societies of all kinds. You’ll travel to some dark places, and some strange and sometimes funny ones. 24 hours.-opening lectures, Dr. Richard B. Spence, professor of History at the University of Idaho, guides you through the always fascinating, often mystifying—and sometimes disturbing—world of Brotherhoods, sisterhoods and cults have had a profound influence on human culture, from ancient times to the present.

 Not-So-Secret Societies

 Despite its name, “secret” Popular culture has been influenced by societies and have become icons of Wonder, mystery and rumormongering. Thanks to phenomena like Dan Brown’s best-Bestsellers, movies like Skull and Bones Madonna is the inspiration behind these hit songs of Secret societies have become mainstream and people believe they are familiar with the most important parts of them. of This is the clandestine underworld.

 The list of well-known groups is only a fraction of what’s out there. of The number of Real-Exist life secret societies. In fact, if one didn’t know better, one might think the popularization of A conspiracy is made up of a few groups. of itself, to cover up for the many that are never acknowledged…

 With assistance from the archives of HISTORY. Professor Spence is a historian who leaves no society unexplored. He will show you the history and evolution of our societies. of Factions you think you know will expose you to interesting and illuminating stories. Consider:

• The Illuminati—A group so pervasive in popular culture that their name has become synonymous with any generic conspiratorial group—noted throughout literature in everything from Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel Frankenstein Marvel comic books. There are many options. of global groups which considered themselves Illuminati—or at least affiliated with them—but the Illuminati initially took root with a young lawyer who was obsessed with secrecy, rank and order, and creating a New World Order that echoed the promises of communism.
• The Shriners—Founded by a wealthy New York Freemason, named William Florence, who enlisted a group of It is possible to do so.-Mecca Temple was founded by heeled masons. of The Mystic Srine. Membership grows with exclusivity and mystique. of The Ancient Arabic Order of The Nobles of The Mystic Shrine for hundreds of Many thousands of people have been affected over time. They chose a motto of “Fun and Fellowship,” They are well-known for their red fezzes. You can see them riding small cars or bikes in parades. However, they also founded many other businesses. of children’s hospitals.
• The Freemasons—A group known for secret rings and handshakes, subtle symbology, dangerous initiation rituals, and a complicated hierarchy. You’d think with all this secrecy and protection of the group, the last place you’d find them is being parodied on The Simpsons. The truth is, they are hard to keep under wraps because there has never been a single school. of Freemasonry; many variations exist and they don’t play by the same rules.

 Professor Spence also looks at groups who have become so ubiquitous in our history that it’s impossible to think of They are often referred to as secret groups, such as the Ku Klux Klan and the Mafia or the IRA. But as Professor Spence explains, these were the groups which began to organize behind closed doors, and their original, secret—or at least exclusive—status was likely an impetus in the group’s successfulness and omnipresence. Half the power and half the draw are in the people. of Secret societies are formed because everyone secretly wants to be a part of one.

 Reality and Myth

 The time period from 1890–1930 is known as a “golden age of fraternalism,” Many hundreds of In the United States, lodges, mystical orders and fraternal organisations were created. America was more than half of the world’s population at that time. of the world’s Freemasons. Millions of them. of Americans were more closely associated with the less fortunate-Recognized, oath-Orders bound such as Red Men, Odd Fellows, and Woodmen of The World, Knights of Columbus, B’nai B’rith, Elks, Owls, Eagles, and the Moose.

 Some groups were formed to encourage fellowship, mutual assistance, or political and/or social causes in difficult times for the U.S. Economy. Other groups also took advantage of It is a desperate time to change groups of Humans can be a threat to each other and encourage separatism or supremacy. Others were created for their own purposes.-Although they were not legitimately serving a purpose, their stories and reputations have lasted. Take a look at these groups:

• U.S. Secret and Civil Service Society Self-Supporting Branch—Founded by Arthur Rochford Manby to “combat nameless evils that regular authorities couldn’t, or wouldn’t, handle.” Manby used this society as a cover to get money, deeds and mortgages from his followers to engage in bootlegging and robbery and murder for hire. It was also a solidification of the secret society mantra of “join or die,” Manby preyed well-To-Do citizens, and then showed the new initiates what broken oaths of Silence or obedience would lead to a beheading.
• The Learned Elders of Zion—A super-secret group of Jewish leaders claimed to be bent on the world dominance by subverting morality of Non-Jews and taking control of The economy and the press. Henry Ford was the spark that ignited the flame. of The Elders will pay for 500,000 copies of The Protocols of The Elders of Zion To be printed and distributed in the United States as a fitting of Anti-Semitism. This guide was also taught by German school teachers after the Nazi’s came to power. The Real history? This group was never created and is not the real history. Protocols They were a hoax.
• The Priory of Sion—An uber-secret society claiming to be the restoration of A protection order, dating back to 11th century First Crusade, that was established to safeguard the bloodline of Jesus and Mary Magdalene. The society’s objective was supposedly to restore a descendant as the ruler of a unified Europe. It was a concoction of many different things. of A career con man who had created a complete pseudonym.-The likes of the Associated Press have repurposed history from earlier times of Leonardo da Vinci, Victor Hugo, Claude Debussy and most recently Dan Brown.

 Secret societies, real and not, were often a mirror. of In some cases, their times reflect exclusionary practices with racist, religious, or classist overtones. In other cases, they could be considered America’s first social welfare system, as many groups established programs to bridge the very divides caused by others.

 However, these societies echo the consciousness just as much. of America was fundamentally unprepared for them.-American. Professor Spence points to the fact that John F. Kennedy stated in 1961: “The very word ‘secrecy’ is repugnant in a free and open society; and we are as a people inherently and historically opposed to secret societies, to secret oaths, and to secret proceedings.”

 A personal connection to History

 Professor Spence opens each lecture with a story—a specific glimpse at another time, another place, and a real person or group who is connected in some way to the secret society being examined. This method introduces you both to these societies from the inside and out.-out on a personal and intimate level. You’ll also get unprecedented access to images, photographs, and more, provided by HISTORY, which give you a true picture of How these societies were organized.

 As you discover secrets, and often now-defunct societies from around the world—including Ancient Greece, Japan, Korea, Ireland, Russia, France, Germany, and more—you’ll feel like you are there with them, whispering in underground meeting rooms or conspiring around a table in Bavaria. You’ll get to know the founders, leaders, and famous and influential members associated with these groups. And you’ll follow many of The well-The history of clandestine conspiracies is traced back to their roots through their rebellion, their uncovering and into the new secret societies which almost always sprang up in their place.

 Some people have joined secret societies. of history’s most brilliant, and some of Their most evil, their minds. Many secret societies have been demonized by their enemies and turned into the stuff. of Myths, conspiracy theories. They exist, but why? They are imagined or invented, so why would anyone pretend that they exist? What are secret societies’ beliefs? What kind of people do they recruit for? And most importantly, how influential are they? You are about to find out.