Foundations: The Grand Lodge of England and the 1723 Constitutions

Ric Berman's history of the origins of Modern Freemasonry and the Grand Lodge of England outlines the Enlightenment principles of religious toleration, meritocracy, democracy and civility embedded in the 1723 'Constitutions of Freemasons'. He provides the political and social context, and explains the role of the main Masonic protagonists.