however‚ a young woman belonging to an elite British family‚ named Florence Nightingale‚ would change that. From a young age‚ she believed that her divine purpose in life was to care for the ill and wounded. After reforming healthcare during the Crimean War and dedicating her life to her career‚ she became the pioneer of modern nursing. Florence Nightingale cared tirelessly for her patients‚ even walking the halls at night‚ using only an oil lamp‚ to
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most famous events of early modern warfare‚ The Charge of the Light Brigade is something that although most people have heard of‚ very little know of the true events and happenings of The Charge. It was on October the 25th 1854‚ during the Crimean War; (October 1853 – February 1856) a three year-long confrontation between the Russian Empire and the eventual large grouped alliance of those of the British Empire‚ which at the point of Victoria’s reign included Britain itself‚ Canada‚ India‚ Cape
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shaping the world as it is today. The poems- The Charge of the light brigade by Alfred‚ Lord Tennyson and Dulce et Decorum Est by Wilfred Owen show contrasting views toward war. The Charge of the light Brigade shows glorified attitudes towards battle; however Dulce et Decorum Est shares the authors views on the vileness of war. Bringing up quotes such as “The old lie: Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori which translates to-It is sweet and noble to die for your country” A patriotic quote that is commonly
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Royal Navy in Liverpool‚ England‚ in 1852. His first service‚ as Able Seaman with HMS Rodney‚ included two years in the Crimean War. Hall was a member of the naval brigade that landed from the fleet to assist ground forces manning heavy gun batteries‚ W illiam Hall was the and he received British and Turkish medals for his work during this campaign. After the Crimean War‚ Hall was assigned to the receiving ship HMS Victory at Portsmouth‚ England. He then joined the crew of HMS Shannon as Captain
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“Checkin’ out me history” By John Agard Analysis Essay Toussaint L’Ouverture‚ Mary Seacole‚ Shaka the Zulu. Have you ever heard of them? If not‚ it is probably because from a young age‚ we have all been taught history but were we given all the facts or just being ignorant? Many of the historic and inspirational figures we have learnt about are based in the culture of England but what about the black historic figures because some of these made a huge difference to our lives. John Agard is a poet
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Florence Nightingale was not only one woman with aspiration. She desired to be nurse‚ but in the end‚ she was more than just that. She suffered from Crimean fever during the war and afterwards of frequent fainting and chronic physical exhaustion She also remained bedridden for much of her life. Despite her own health conditions‚ Nightingale still managed to be successful in her quest of changing the standards for hospitals with sound judgment‚ calm and strong authority‚ and fixed determination.
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The debate on whether Alexander II was a Tsar Liberator is one which divides the opinion of many historians who examine Russian history. Alexander II introduced many reforms during his reign which revolutionised the political‚ social and economic landscape of Russia and were considered by many as ‘liberating’. My definition of ‘to liberate’ is to set free‚ either from oppression‚ confinement or indeed foreign control. Did Tsar Alexander do this and to what extent? The Emancipation of Serfs in 1861
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Emancipate the Serfs? “The existing condition of owning souls cannot remain unchanged. It is better to begin to destroy serfdom from above than to wait until that time when it begins to destroy itself from below” After the defeat in the Crimean war Alexander II knew that he had to make new choices if he wanted Russia to get its reputation back‚ since it had lost its great martial power‚ which the country took pride in. Alexander II learned that the system that the country had been following
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to her family wishes she had decided to join as a nursing student in 1844‚ at the Lutheran Hospital of Pastor Fliedner in Kaiserswerth‚ Germany.During the Crimean war in the early 1850s‚ Nightingale had returned to London where she took a nursing job in a Middlesex hospital. During the late 1854‚ Nightingale received a letter from Secretary of War Sidney Herbert‚ asking her to organize a corps of nurses to tend to the sick and fallen soldiers in the Crimea.
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was brought back by the people and promoted as the Minister of Agriculture. Benso finally realised that the army could not beat the Austrians without more troops. So to gain allies‚ he sent their army to fight with the French and British in the Crimean War. He strategically knew it would gain a friendship with Louis Napoleon III. With the stronger forces backing up the Sardinian-Piemontese army‚ the French and British agreed to help Italy eliminate the Austrians from living on their soil which
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