‘Never did woman seem happier’: how Crimean War veterans celebrated Jamaican nurse Mary Seacole in Walworth
A new book discusses a benefit event for Ms Seacole held by the army at the former Royal Surrey Gardens ...
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The four-day military festival in Kennington thrown to honour revered Crimean War nurse Mary Seacole
Held in the ornate old Music Hall of Surrey Gardens in Kennington, it was attended by thousands of guests
Statue of UK’s first named black woman unveiled today to honour Crimean war nurse Mary Seacole
Seacole dedicated her life to caring for wounded soldiers by travelling half way around the world to accompany them on ...