The history of Freemasonry encompasses the origins, evolution and defining events of the fraternal organisation known as Freemasonry.

a branch of North American Freemasonry created for African Americans founded by Prince Hall on September 29, 1784.

The Catholic Church first prohibited Catholics from membership in Masonic organizations and other secret societies in 1738.

While many Christian denominations either allow or take no stance on their members joining Freemasonry, others discourage or prohibit their members from joining the fraternity.

Continental Freemasonry, otherwise known as Liberal Freemasonry, Latin Freemasonry, and Adogmatic Freemasonry, includes the Masonic lodges, primarily on the European continent, that recognize the Grand Orient de France (GOdF) or belong to CLIPSAS, SIMPA, CIMAS, COMAM, CATENA, GLUA, or any of various other international organizations of Liberal, i.e., Continental Freemasonry.

Freemasonry has had a complex relationship with women for centuries.

For the last seven years of his life Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a Mason.