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In 1717 four lodges met together at a public house (pub, or hotel) in London and formed the Grand Lodge of England. It later chartered grand lodges in other countries.

In 1717 four lodges met together at a public house (pub, or hotel) in London and formed the Grand Lodge of England. It later chartered grand lodges in other countries.

When [[Adolf Hitler]] came to power he soon outlawed Freemasonry in [[Germany]].<ref>[http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10007187]</ref>

After [[Adolf Hitler]] came to power he outlawed Freemasonry in [[Germany]]. At first he only outlawed the pro-Jewish Humantirian Freemasonic lodges in 1933. But in 1935 he outlawed Freemasonry in all its forms, including the highly anti-Jewish Prussian Grand Lodges. <ref>Short, Martin Inside the Brotherhood: Explosive Secrets of the Freemasons HarperCollins page 27</ref><ref>[http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10007187]</ref>

==Famous Freemasons==  

==Famous Freemasons==