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 ...

In St Michael's chapel, off the north transept of Westminster Abbey, is a remarkable monument commemorating Lady Elizabeth Nightingale and her husband. She was born in 1704, the eldest of three ...

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’s influence on India extends far beyond her role in the Crimean War. Though she never set foot in the ...

She went to the Crimean War to nurse wounded soldiers. She became known as ‘The Lady with the Lamp’. Florence Nightingale is remembered for showing people that nursing was a very important job.