Yet as Britain prepares to celebrate Florence Nightingale’s 200th birthday ... succeeded in erecting a statue of Seacole at St. Thomas Hospital. The monument contains the words of one of Seacole ...

Florence Nightingale lived in Derby for three years ... approval when it was opened by Queen Victoria in 1894. An original statue of Victoria has been preserved and restored by Wavensmere Homes ...

Florence Nightingale was so much more than a lady with a lamp. The legend of the saintly nurse has long obscured the truth – that her mathematical genius was what really saved so many lives.

Florence Nightingale was born in 1820. She was named after the Italian city Florence, where she was born. She grew up in England in a wealthy family. Her family’s wealth and her parents ...