Russell Blackwell

Russell Blackwell is a politics graduate of Liverpool John Moores University. He has had a lifelong interest in architecture and architectural styles, especially the kind traditional in Great Britain, and was chosen by a UK local authority to research the history of protected buildings within its jurisdiction. Combining this background with his knowledge as a former freemason fully conversant with the fraternity’s rituals and symbolism, Mr. Russell leads us through the thicket of hints and clues to see how much influence Freemasonry may have had on the development of that great experiment in the building of a Republic — the United States.