The books on this list offer a thorough introduction to the York Rite. This reading list, in no way complete, gives the York Rite Mason a place to start with discussions on the esoteric as well as the familiar parts of the craft. Please email the webmaster or fill out the form on the contact us page if you would like to see any other works listed on this page.
- The Royal Arch: Its Hidden Meaning, George Steinmetz
- Understanding the Royal Arch, Richard Sandbach
- Lessons in Capitular Masonry, Charles C. Hunt
- Some Royal Arch Terms Explained, Royal A. Wells
- Royal Arch Matters, Roy A. Wells
- What Do you know about the Royal Arch, Rev Neville Barker Cryer
- The Mark Degree, David Mitchell
- York Mysteries Revealed, Rev Neville Barker Cryer
- The Ensigns of the Twelve Tribes of Israel, Harry Mendoza
- Nobly Born: An Illustrated History of the Knights Templar, William DeFoe
- The Knights Templar: Christian Chivalry and the Crusades: 1095-1314, Stephen Howarth
- Foucault’s Pendulum, Umberto Eco
- Freemasons, Templars and Gardners, Robert L.D. Cooper
- Freemasons Guide and Compendium, Bernard E. Jones
