The Thule secret society was a bunch of German occultists who are believed to have exerted a strong influence on Nazi ideology. But did these sinister individuals really shape the policies of Adolf Hitler? Nazis – the mainstream account of their rise There are two ways of looking at the rise of the Nazis. On…
At the end of the Second World War, a wave of terror and assassinations among Brazil’s 300,000-strong Japanese community was blamed on a secret society: the Black Dragon. The war had ended with two atomic bombs dropped by the Americans on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki forcing Japan to surrender. But the Black…
The Molly Maguires were a militant secret society that organised among Irish-American miners in Pennsylvania striking terror into the mine owners and ruling class. Some saw the Molly Maguires as freedom fighters while others condemned them as hooligans and thugs. So, who were these working class radicals operating in the shadows under such a bizarre…
What on earth are the Rosicrucians? This is a secret society that defies description – but maybe that’s what they want! Back in 1926, a bitter row between American Rosicrucians burst into the public glare when an open letter was sent to the newspapers airing their dirty laundry. This was a rare occurrence when the…
A secret society at Yale University founded in 1832 fascinates many because of its association with top American politicians and rumours of bizarre rituals. The Skull and Bones – also called Order 322 and The Brotherhood of Death – is either a harmless student organisation or something far more sinister. The latter view was held…
