Annual Assembly 2009
The Fourth Annual Assembly will take place on
Saturday 31st October 2009
at Freemasons’ Hall, London Road, Leicester.
This Assembly is open to all members of the Order and further details will be available in due course.
Coming Events
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4 July 2009
The Court of St Elli No 12 -
6 July 2009
Court of Aldred No 15 -
14 July 2009
Archbishop Æthelhelm Court No 34 -
16 July 2009
The Court of Offa No. 43
Welcome
The Order is based on the historic records of the life and the legend of King Athelstan. The focus of the Order is to show how this early reference to the importance of Masonry in English history was significant for the development of speculative Freemasonry.
The Masonic Order of Athelstan portrays the story of a Master Mason being called to York in 926 AD to receive the Ancient Charges from the king. Throughout its ceremony the ritual contains a great deal of symbolism that is still seen in some Lodges today and a great deal that is not currently worked. It culminates with an historical oration which takes the candidate through the development of the various Grand Lodges ending at 1813 with the formation of the United Grand Lodge of England.
The Order, in England and Wales, is structured so that its Provinces, wherever possible, reflect and represent the original Kingdoms and Gilds (original spelling of Guilds) as they were set up by King Athelstan during his reign as "The First King of all the English". Our Provinces do not therefore correlate directly with the English County divisions; our Provinces amalgamate and include areas from existing counties to provide Provinces large enough to support and sustain the required ten Courts.
