Articles written by Aimi Persand

Agrippina had an impeccable birthright. Her mother represented two of the most prominent familes in ancient Rome- the Julians and the Claudians. Her father was Germanicus

Feb 21, 2009 - Aimi Persand

Valeria Messalina has become synonymous with the vices of womankind. Married at fifteen and only twenty two when she died, how did she achieve such a reputation?

Feb 21, 2009 - Aimi Persand

Robespierre was a French lawyer and politician who became influential in the republic of France during the French Revolution.

Feb 21, 2009 - Aimi Persand

Louis was not an especially malicious king and in ordinary times he might have survived. Whereas, in the past, absolutism was accepted. Under Louis XVI it was intolerable

Feb 21, 2009 - Aimi Persand

Nicknamed the"Well-Beloved",Louis' policies and debauched lifestyle contributed to the crisis that brought on the French Revolution.

Feb 21, 2009 - Aimi Persand

Charlemagne was King of the Franks and Christian Emperor of the West. He did much to define shape and character of medieval Europe.

Feb 21, 2009 - Aimi Persand

Louis XIV or the "Sun King" as he was known, ruled France from 1643 to 1715. He was widely held to have been the greatest monarch of his age.

Feb 21, 2009 - Aimi Persand

Cromwell was an English soldier and statesman who helped make England a republic and who ruled as Lord Protector from 1653 to 1658.

Feb 21, 2009 - Aimi Persand

Born in 1542, Mary became queen at just six days old. Thus began the power struggle between Scotland, England and France.

Feb 21, 2009 - Aimi Persand

Gandhi was the leader of the Indian Nationalist Movement and is widely considered the father of his country. He developed a non-violent way to redress wrongs.

Feb 21, 2009 - Aimi Persand

King Nebuchadnezzar II conquered Jerusalem and forced the inhabitants into exile. Here, they were able to fill the gaps in their own tribal stories of the creation story.

Nov 20, 2008 - Aimi Persand

If you were to reread the Bible you would find fascinating information about goddesses. But it also records their subdugation. Lilith is one example of this.

Nov 20, 2008 - Aimi Persand

On Friday 13th October 1307, the Knights Templar and the Grand Master Jacques de Molay were summoned to Paris. Six hundred and twenty of them were arrested, for heresy.

Nov 19, 2008 - Aimi Persand

The owners of the most important relics of Christianity and leading financiers. The Knights Templar were the most powerful Order of the medieval era.

Nov 19, 2008 - Aimi Persand

The influx of Christian pilgrims in Jerusalem after the Crusades, created problems. The Knights Templar were founded because of a need to protect these these travellers.

Nov 19, 2008 - Aimi Persand

Another "sister of mercy" was Mary Ann Bickerdyke. While Dix was gathering forces in Washington, Bickerdyke was taking matters into her own hands in Galesburg Illinois.

Nov 12, 2008 - Aimi Persand

Clara Barton was born in 1821.Though she is remembered as the founder of the American Red Cross, it was during the US Civil War that her humanitarian work began.

Nov 11, 2008 - Aimi Persand

Approximately two thousand women, North and South, served as volunteer nurses in military hospitals during the American Civil War.

Nov 9, 2008 - Aimi Persand

Mary Seacole was a skilled doctress who nursed the sick and wounded of the Crimean War. For a short time she was a national heroine, why then, has she been forgotten?

Nov 4, 2008 - Aimi Persand

In 2007, the amended Mental Capacity Act 2005 introduced a new type of statutory advocacy. So, what is Advocacy and why is it necessary in mental health organisations.

Oct 19, 2008 - Aimi Persand

Aphra Behn's stories map out a bleak world for women. It is rescued from despair by the courage of her female protagonists, who negoiate through a world controlled by men

Aug 12, 2008 - Aimi Persand

Aphra Behn was a poet, playwright, novelist, translator and spy. Born in 1640, she was one of the first English women to become a professional writer.

Aug 11, 2008 - Aimi Persand

At some point, between 2000 and 1800 BCE a man named Abram left his home in the city of Ur and headed north in search of a better life.

Aug 9, 2008 - Aimi Persand

The Book of the Dead, Pert em hru, has been translated "coming forth by day". It is a body of religious works, to be used by the dead as a guide through the under-world.

Aug 7, 2008 - Aimi Persand

Sumer is the accepted birthplace of civilisation, and the Sumerians are believed to have come from a land called Dilmun, which is generally held to be modern-day Bahrain.

Aug 3, 2008 - Aimi Persand

The Old Testament makes it clear that Moses was neither a Hebrew nor an Israelite. Exodus 2:19 specifically refers to Moses as "an Egyptian".

Jul 28, 2008 - Aimi Persand

The crystal skull legends have long been a source of mystery. The most famous of these originates from the Mayans and the part they play in the doomsday prophecy of 2012.

Jul 6, 2008 - Aimi Persand