Mary Seacole and Florence Nightingale
The Life of Mary Seacole part 1 (of 3) | The Victorians | BBC Teach
The life of Mary Seacole life is told in three short video episodes. Mary tells of her early life in Jamaica, and how her mother, a famous healer, taught her...
The Life of Mary Seacole part 2 (of 3) | The Victorians | BBC Teach
Mary has built the 'British Hotel', which is closer to the battlefield than Florence Nightingale's hospital. She describes how she treated the wounded soldie...
The Life of Mary Seacole part 3 (of 3) | The Victorians | BBC Teach
After the war had ended Mary describes how she couldn't sell the British Hotel, so just had to pack up and leave, with many debts. Back in London, she couldn...
Mary Seacole statue unveiled
A statue that's believed to be the UK's first in honour of a named black woman has been unveiled in London. Mary Seacole was a Jamaican-born nurse who travel...
The life and work of Florence Nightingale (dramatisation) | History - True Stories
Suitable for teaching 5-11s. Florence Nightingale tells the story of her life, and shows how she grew up to become a nurse in the Crimean War. Subscribe for ...
History KS2 | The Victorians: Florence Nightingale | BBC Teach
The lady with the lamp, or the angel of the Crimea if you prefer, either way Florence Nightingale is one of the biggest names in modern nursing. In this shor...