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We created an A to Z of words that made us think about something we’ve learned about the Victorians, and used them for inspiration to write our blog posts. Some links are more obvious than others, but all of our posts are original, interesting and the result of our hard work! Enjoy 🙂

Florence Nightingale

Florence Nightingale was born in Florence, Italy in 1820. She was a nurse that changed everything.

Florence Nightingale’s early life

Florence Nightingale, at the age of 17 years old, was spoken to by God. He said, “You must use your life to do something good.” On a trip to Egypt and Greece, she saved an abandoned owl and named it Athena.

The beginning of the nurse

Her father declared that she should become a nurse, and she was picked to go to the Crimean War. She had to go there to the Crimean War so she could treat treat the wounds of injured soldiers. She told the rest of the nurses that they had to treat the wounds carefully and give the soldiers good food to help them recover.

End of her life

By the end of her life, Florence Nightingale had started a health care school. Edward VII awarded her the Order of Merit (although she was asleep for the ceremony). In 1910, she died peacefully in her sleep.