The Crimean War

Soldiers in the Crimean War

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Orthodox monks (backed by Russia) and Catholic clerics (backed by France) both tried to stake their claim to Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre

Why did the Crimean War start?

Applying economic pressure and blocking bulky Russian exports helped win the war, says Professor Lambert

Opinion Professor Andrew Lambert on the Crimean War's legacy

Roger Fenton’s assistant, Marcus Sparling, poses with their mobile ‘Photographic Van’

The major innovations of the Crimean War

The Queen distributing the Crimea Medal, Horseguards Parade, London, c1850s, (1888).

How did the Crimean War end?

The Battle of Sinop.

8 battles that shaped the Crimean War

The Charge of the Light Brigade during the Battle of Balaclava, 1854. Artist Hayes, Michael Angelo (1820-1877).

The Crimean War A timeline of key moments

Soldiers in the Crimean War

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Mary Seacole is best known for her work during the Crimean War, where she cared for injured soldiers. But she was also well-known as a hotelier, traveller and author – a celebrity of the Victorian era. This is a contemporary painting of her

Mary Seacole Victorian celebrity, joyful hotelier and Crimean nurse

Black and white image of the Victorian memorial statue of Florence Nightingale 1820-1910 in London, England, UK who was an English nurse known as 'the lady with the lamp, who cared for wounded soldiers in the Crimean War

Why Florence Nightingale was so much more than the ‘Lady with the Lamp’

A portrait of Florence Nightingale

Nursing by numbers: how Florence Nightingale campaigned for better conditions

British nurse Florence Nightingale (1820–1910), aka the 'Lady with the lamp', makes her rounds during the Crimean War. (Photo by Illustrated London News/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

The lady with the stats: how Florence Nightingale’s nursing by numbers is still influencing today’s healthcare

The siege of Sevastopol

Q&A Why did Britain fight the Crimean War?