Florence was born in 1820 in a big city in Italy. It's called Florence and that's how she got her name. She went to the Crimean War to nurse wounded soldiers. She became known as ‘The Lady with ...

Scholars are finding there’s much more to the “lady with the lamp” than her famous exploits as a nurse in the Crimean War Joshua Hammer; Photographs by Tina Hillier - Contributing writer ...

When you think of Florence Nightingale, you probably imagine a nurse with a lamp, comforting soldiers. Indeed, Florence is considered the mother of modern nursing. But she also made serious ...

A blue plaque for Florence Nightingale has been unveiled at the site of the former Derbyshire Royal Hospital that she helped to design. The building, that was derelict for a decade, has now been ...