What is the New Atlantis? And who is Francis Bacon? And what does this obscure, posthumously published fragment of utopian (?) narrative have to say about technocracy? Good questions! Today, James explores those questions and more in this deep dive on Francis Bacon’s The New Atlantis with Heys Reviews host, Nick Heys.

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Bacon was son of Mary, Queen of Scots!

Bacon was son of Elizabeth I!

Bacon was Shakespeare!

Bacon didn’t die!

Bacon was the head of the English Rosicrucian order!

Bacon was Christian Rosencreutz and Johann Valentin Andreae!

Bacon was the secret founding father of the United States!

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