The Ancient Order of Druids sprung out of a surge of interest in the 18th century in all things related to ancient Britain, such as Stonehenge. Henry Hurle organised the Ancient Order along the lines of freemasonry but, these Druids, they are a disputatious bunch and a splinter group, the United Order of Druids, was formed in 1839. By WW1 there were 5 Druid sects and we lose patience with them. The Picture Source website provides some interesting information.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Ancient Order of Druids
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Hannen Swaffer and Mrs Swaffer
Supporters of the Rochester Square Spiritualist Temple.
1 memorial
Westminster Monastery
Monks were first brought to Westminster in about 960 AD by St Dunstan, then Bishop of London. The Monastery spread out over the area now occupied by Westminster Abbey and Westminster School The e...
1 memorial
First Synagogue in Hackney
British History Online gives the following information: 'Benjamin Mendes da Costa and Jacob de Moses Franco were among the first members of the Jewish Board of Deputies in 1760, when every member o...
1 memorial
Janani Luwum
Anglican archbishop assassinated during the rule of Idi Amin, in Uganda.
1 memorial
Trinity Church New York
Also known as Trinity Wall Street, the current building is the third to occupy the site. In 1697 King William III granted the church a charter which gave it the same privileges as the church of St ...
1 memorial
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