What do Thomas Jefferson and Beyonce have in common? They have both been thought to be members of the Illuminati.But what really is this not-so-secret society? And why was it once called the society of the bee? Don chats to author Michael Taylor about the real Illuminati, separating it from modern day conspiracy theories and assessing its impact on the United States.Michael is the author of Impossible Monsters: Dinosaurs, Darwin, and the War between Science and Religion, and is working on a full length history of the Illuminati.Produced by Sophie Gee. Edited by Aidan Lonergan. Senior Producer was Charlotte Long.Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe. You can take part in our listener survey here.
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And yet, holding a dollar bill, there's still something about it. The texture, one quarter linen, three quarters cotton, soft and crisp at the same time. Well, till you put it through the laundry. A familiar sepia green, Washington's unwavering gaze, the serial numbers stamped in order. Dann ein Federal Reserve Not, die Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika. Basically unchanged since 1963.
Then the obverse, the weird side, the Great Seal. That unfinished pyramid on a barren landscape. It's 13 steps, rising to nowhere, topped by the ever-watching Eye of Providence. The design is unsettling as it is comforting and secure. As if it's whispering some truth. Right below it reads, Novus Ordo Seclorum. New Order of the Ages. Yikes. It's eerie. It's cryptic.
Amen.
Und hallo, es ist American History Hit, ich bin Don Wildman und wir haben heute ein faszinierendes Thema zu diskutieren. Well, unknown forces. Sound familiar? So, where did this start? I mean, really? Where did this notion of a star chamber of shadowy figures, a cabal of conspirators weaving their nefarious webs of intrigue at our expense, to benefit only themselves, where did this come from?
So this is an area where history is indispensable, because there is a factual story behind this fiction, specifically to do with a group more often than not cited as the force behind the mayhem, the method behind the madness, the ones called the Illuminati. Who were they? Where did they come from? What was their grand plan?
And is there any chance that somehow, somewhere, they're still meeting in secret and still playing as pawns in their grand chess game?
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