About the author
Robert Howells is the author of The Illuminati: The Counter Culture Revolution and The Last Pope: Francis and the Fall of the Vatican, both published by Watkins Publishing. The Illuminati book traces the eighteenth-century secret society forward to argue that movements like WikiLeaks and Anonymous share its aims of resisting concentrated power, framing them as a modern counter-culture revolution. The Last Pope examines the prophecies attributed to St. Malachy, the twelfth-century Archbishop of Armagh, which are said to foretell a line of popes ending with the current one, and considers what that might mean for the papacy and the Roman Catholic Church. Both books combine historical narrative with speculative interpretation of prophecy and secret societies, aimed at readers already interested in conspiracy history, the Illuminati, and end-times readings of Catholic institutions rather than academic historians.
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“This book provides a provocative link between historical secret societies and contemporary digital activism, arguing for a continuous struggle against authority. While the thesis is engaging for those interested in esoteric…”
Esoterica Books editorial team, Occult literature desk · on The Illuminati: The Counter Culture Revolution-From Secret Societies to Wilkileaks and Anonymous
“Robert Howells presents a provocative examination of the St. Malachy prophecies, linking them to Pope Francis with intriguing historical context. While the analysis of these texts as political instruments is historically…”
Esoterica Books editorial team, Occult literature desk · on The Last Pope: Francis and the Fall of the Vatican
