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For centuries, Freemasonry has been accused of creating a conspiracy aimed at taking over the world. How much truth is there in this dark legend? The aura of mystery surrounding the Masonic movement has provoked various, not always true, stories about it. Where did the Masons come from? When were the first lodges established? Why did the British Isles turn out to be their cradle and what did this mean for the Freemasons who operated in the former Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth? The most outstanding Poles belonged to the Masonic movement. We will tell you about a few of them, not forgetting the most famous Polish Freemason, Stanisław August Poniatowski. However, there were many more of them, as the history of the creation of the Constitution of May 3 reminds us. We will present the biographies of Ignacy Potocki and Walerian Łukasiński. We will tell you why anti-Masonic sentiments appeared at the beginning of the 20th century and what influence Leo Taxil had on it. Who he was and why, his story says a lot about the modern world. The guest of the episode is a historian - professor Tadeusz Jan Cegielski. Together with Cezary Korycki, they will present you the extraordinary history of freemasonry in Poland and Europe. Chapters: 00:00 Secrets of freemasonry 00:56 First degree of initiation 48:49 A list of outstanding Polish freemasons 01:13:58 Martyrs and dissidents We invite you to listen to other podcasts of the Polish History Museum: 1. Diplomacy in the former Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth - • Diplomacy in the former Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth 2. The catastrophe of 1939 - • The catastrophe of 1939. September campaign.... 3. The Third Reich - a state of emergency - • The Third Reich - a state of emergency Our podcasts are stories about outstanding figures from centuries ago and the backstage of key events in the history of our country, interwoven with lesser-known, yet fascinating threads from the history of Poland. You can listen to the Polish History Museum podcast on: ● YouTube • Polish History Museum Podcasts ● Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/1p3AH9O... ● Google Podcasts https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0... ● Audioteka https://web.audioteka.com/pl/podcast/... ● and on other podcast platforms. We invite you to subscribe to our profiles. Co-financed by the Minister of Culture and National Heritage. The podcast was produced as part of the task: continuation and expansion of the multimedia information and educational project - History Portal Dzieje.pl