Description: Interest in the Druids was renewed in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, with their romanticization in literature. In the seventeenth century, British antiquarian John Aubrey theorised that the Druids had built Stonehenge, a view that has since been disproved but has remained a popular belief into modern times. In the early eighteenth century, antiquarian William Stukeley, who agreed with Aubrey, organised a revivalist Druid Order, which had no association with the ancient Druids. A British carpenter Henry Hurle formed the Ancient Order of Druids, a benefit society whose principles were drawn heavily from Freemasonry. The Ancient Order of Druids was founded by him as a friendly society in London in 1781. They adopted Masonic rites and were fraternal groups similar to Odd Fellowship, offering benefits of a Friendly Society to the working classes. In 1833 the group split in two. The Ancient Order of Druids retained its mystical underpinnings, while the United Ancient Order of Druids became a charitable organisation. The Ancient Order of Druids attracted many occultists, including Freemasons, Order of the Golden Dawn initiates, and Rosicrucians. The organisation split again in 1963 with the formation of the Order of Bards, Ovates, and Druids, which drew off much of the original group's membership. Other Druid groups flourished in Britain in the early twentieth century.