A medal awarded to a private soldier who was Florence Nightingale's bodyguard during the Crimean War is to be put up for ...

When people talk about the war that changed warfare forever, most of the time they're referring to World War I. After all, if ...

In Melissa Pritchard’s biographical novel, Florence Nightingale, the fabled “lady with the lamp” who brought women and the nursing profession to the front for the first time during the Crimean War, ...

The devastating details of a long ago war are eloquently presented in this documentary. "The Crimean War" is a well-researched look into the conflict that shook Europe during the years 1853-56. The ...

Florence Nightingale experienced her personal call to nursing at age 16 and ultimately became known as the "Lady with the Lamp." Photos.com/Getty Images For nearly ...

While hospitals throughout the world did not celebrate the birthday of Florence Nightingale yesterday as they usually do on May 12, like the Henry W. Bishop 3d Memorial School for Nursing, they are ...

Florence Nightingale’s Legacy: Florence Nightingale’s name conjures a nearly mythic image: a lone woman gliding silently through dimly lit hospital corridors, carrying a lamp and radiating comfort to ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) In the mid-19th century, Nightingale became perhaps the most celebrated woman of her ...