Looking Back At History

Grigori Rasputin Colorized by Marina Amaral Grigori Rasputin is well known for his connections with Tsar Nicholas II, Tsarina Alexandra and their family. Overtime, he has gained the reputation of a being mad monk with healing powers and undeniable sexual allure. But is that true? Here's 5 facts about Rasputin that you didn't know before. 1. He was a mystic healer. Well, sort of. He was of the Orthodox Christian faith and was incredibly spiritual. He claimed to have had a religious experience and travelled the country teaching faith gaining him the reputation as a wandering mystic. He came into contact with Tsar Nicholas and tried to help heal his son, Alexei, of haemophilia and it seemed to work. There is dispute over whether this was down to his mystical powers, hypnosis or simply change of medication. The Russian Royal Family During the First World War © IWM (Q 69052) 2. He did not, as the cartoon Anastasia suggests, kill Tsar Nicholas and his family. Rasputin

Hello, my name is Amy and welcome to Looking Back at History. LBH is a website dedicated to, well looking at the past. Here I will discuss some interesting events, people and topics from throughout history. A lot of people I meet love history and find it exciting to discover what has happened as wells as the lessons that we can learn from it but, let's face it, history books aren't always that inviting. My aim with LBH is to make history a whole lot less boring and more accessible for all. I won't use too many long and fancy words. I'm not expecting any of my readers (if there will be any) to have much prior knowledge on the topics that I want to discuss so I will explain everything as clearly as I can. Without making it too boring of course. "Why should I trust your information?", I hear you say. Well, I have a First Class degree in History from the University of the West of England. Self appreciation aside, I intend to include a list of sources f