About the Author


Born in London in 1968 Robert Howells has spent the last 20 years investigating the mysteries of Rennes-le-Château and the Priory of Sion. During this time he has built up an extensive knowledge and experience of secret societies, symbolism and esoteric thought.

He is described in The Templar Revelation (Bantam Press, 1997) as having ‘an extraordinarily extensive knowledge of esoteric symbolism and whose research into Rennes-le-Château is scholarly, sane and far reaching.’

As a manager for five years of Watkins Books in London, one of the oldest esoteric bookshops in Europe, he extended his research into transpersonal psychology, sacred geometry, Gnosticism and alchemy. He also came into contact with a number of secret societies during this time including the Priory of Sion, the Freemasons, the Order of Lazarus, various neo-Templar orders plus Sufis and other religious groups.

From 2003–2007 Robert Howells worked as lead consultant and researcher on Bloodline – the Movie, an independent documentary by 1244 Films which premiered in New York in 2008. He has since done talks and radio interviews in the USA and UK to promote this film.

During the making of Bloodline he acted as mediator between the producers of the film and the Priory of Sion. When contacting Sion he offered them the opportunity to put the record straight on the controversy sparked by The Da Vinci Code. In response the Priory of Sion imparted a wealth of information including over 300 emails, images and documentation and has continued to do so to this day. Along with his own research Robert Howells has compiled the information into this book, Inside the Priory of Sion.

Robert’s other writings include a feature film script titled Belief in an Age of Chaos and a television series based on secret societies called The Hidden. He continues to write articles for magazines and take part in television and radio interviews about the Priory of Sion and is currently working on a second book.

Robert Howells is married with two children and lives in Kent, England.