Articles related to "The Crimea"
The Golden Horde, c.1225-1502
The Golden Horde brought domination of Central Asia and Russia and the Islamicisation of its people. What was this state and how did the Black Death cause its demise?
islam • central asia • russia • iran • mongols
The Golden Horde brought domination of Central Asia and Russia and the Islamicisation of its people. What was this state and how did the Black Death cause its demise?
islam • central asia • russia • iran • mongols
Take Sevastopol in a Week...
The Allies decide to seek out the Russians on their home territory and recklessly gamble on an ill-prepared invasion.
secretary for war newcastle • raglan ordered to attack sevastopol • no intelligence on crimea or russians • council of war • brown and canrobert in heron
The Allies decide to seek out the Russians on their home territory and recklessly gamble on an ill-prepared invasion.
secretary for war newcastle • raglan ordered to attack sevastopol • no intelligence on crimea or russians • council of war • brown and canrobert in heron
Sardinia and the War - Part 2
Political tug of war, inefficiency and disaster impede the expedition project.
Political tug of war, inefficiency and disaster impede the expedition project.
Sardinia and the War - Part 1
Sardinia's entry into the War was anything but as smooth as it was made to seem.
Sardinia's entry into the War was anything but as smooth as it was made to seem.
Home Sweet Home
To the men in the Crimea, the sudden unexpected end to the War left them wondering whether it had been worthwhile
To the men in the Crimea, the sudden unexpected end to the War left them wondering whether it had been worthwhile
Sardinia and the War - Part 4
At last the little Piedmont force gets the chance to show what it can do.
At last the little Piedmont force gets the chance to show what it can do.
Using Maps to Teach History
Most students cannot identify significant geographic locations relevant to their own history yet they are expected to know global sites.
maps in the history classroom • teaching geography • history and geography • using geography to teach history • geography in the history classroom
Most students cannot identify significant geographic locations relevant to their own history yet they are expected to know global sites.
maps in the history classroom • teaching geography • history and geography • using geography to teach history • geography in the history classroom
Bono, Johnny Turk!
At Eupatoria in February a major Russian assault was soundly repulsed almost exclusively by Turkish units.
At Eupatoria in February a major Russian assault was soundly repulsed almost exclusively by Turkish units.
A Mother for All - Part 2
A role-model display of determination, resourcefulness and devotion unfolds as we follow Mary Seacole to the Crimea.
mary seacole • mary seacole • thomas day • thomas day • seacole & day
A role-model display of determination, resourcefulness and devotion unfolds as we follow Mary Seacole to the Crimea.
mary seacole • mary seacole • thomas day • thomas day • seacole & day
Sardinia and the War - Part 3
The Sardinians, finally landed, are soon co-opted by Pelissier into joint operations with the Allies.
The Sardinians, finally landed, are soon co-opted by Pelissier into joint operations with the Allies.
Causes of the War - The Eastern Question
This article sets out to explain the rise and decline of the Ottoman empire, how it set it on a collision course with the emerging Power of Russia, and the reason why Western Powers were sure to get involved at some stage.
christian • muslim • constantinople • byzantine • ottoman
This article sets out to explain the rise and decline of the Ottoman empire, how it set it on a collision course with the emerging Power of Russia, and the reason why Western Powers were sure to get involved at some stage.
christian • muslim • constantinople • byzantine • ottoman
Who said 'Home by Christmas'?
Ignoring or ignorant of logic, every tabloid journalist that ever was has to reassure the readership that 'our lads' will be 'home by Christmas.'
Ignoring or ignorant of logic, every tabloid journalist that ever was has to reassure the readership that 'our lads' will be 'home by Christmas.'
'Remember, Remember...'
The fifth of November was indeed remembered as the anniversary of Inkerman, but the gunpowder would only stake its claim ten days later.
The fifth of November was indeed remembered as the anniversary of Inkerman, but the gunpowder would only stake its claim ten days later.
A Mother for All - Part 4
Mary is now universally admired and her many services are much in demand, but what will fate hold in store for her once peace comes?
mary seacole • mary seacole • british hotel • british hotel • sir john campbell
Mary is now universally admired and her many services are much in demand, but what will fate hold in store for her once peace comes?
mary seacole • mary seacole • british hotel • british hotel • sir john campbell
Chelsea's Other Pensioners
'Official Enquiry Whitewash' was as familiar a popular accusation around Britain in the spring of 1856 as it is today.
'Official Enquiry Whitewash' was as familiar a popular accusation around Britain in the spring of 1856 as it is today.
Into a Second Winter
With the onset of winter, comparisons with the previous year's hardships were inevitable.
With the onset of winter, comparisons with the previous year's hardships were inevitable.
Mud and Muddle
Bitterly cold wet weather and administrative breakdown threaten the existence of the ragged army helplessly exposed on the plateau.
Bitterly cold wet weather and administrative breakdown threaten the existence of the ragged army helplessly exposed on the plateau.
The Heritage of Mary Seacole
A major difficulty in visualising and evaluating historical circumstances is that our responses risk being conditioned by the contemporary attitudes which we live with.
mary seacole • mary seacole • russell of the times • william russell • black nightingale
A major difficulty in visualising and evaluating historical circumstances is that our responses risk being conditioned by the contemporary attitudes which we live with.
mary seacole • mary seacole • russell of the times • william russell • black nightingale
The Original Potemkin Villages
In 1787, Russian Minister Grigori Potemkin set about to prove the value of the Crimean lands to Catherine the Great through an elaborately deceitful plan.
potemkin village • what is a potemkin village • russian history • catherine the great • minister grigori potemkin
In 1787, Russian Minister Grigori Potemkin set about to prove the value of the Crimean lands to Catherine the Great through an elaborately deceitful plan.
potemkin village • what is a potemkin village • russian history • catherine the great • minister grigori potemkin
General Winter's Blitzkrieg Part 1
As the temperature dropped, so too did the physical resistance of the ragged besieging British army, but not their fortitude.
As the temperature dropped, so too did the physical resistance of the ragged besieging British army, but not their fortitude.
Florence Nightingale Brief Bio
The life and work of pioneering English nurse Florence Nightingale, also an administrator and writer
florence nightingale • nightingale brief bio • life and work of nightingale • lady with the lamp • nightingale angel of crimea
The life and work of pioneering English nurse Florence Nightingale, also an administrator and writer
florence nightingale • nightingale brief bio • life and work of nightingale • lady with the lamp • nightingale angel of crimea
Norooz: Persian New Year
Norooz is an ancient holiday that has been embraced by different religions and nationalities. This article will briefly describe its history and tradition.
norooz • nowruz • norouz • nawruz • newroz
Norooz is an ancient holiday that has been embraced by different religions and nationalities. This article will briefly describe its history and tradition.
norooz • nowruz • norouz • nawruz • newroz
Royal Logistics Corps Museum Surrey
The Royal Logistics Corps Museum was established at Deepcut, Surrey in 1993 and tells the story of British Army logistical support over the last 500 years.
roy larkin • royal logistics corps museum • rlc museum • history of army transport • army transport
The Royal Logistics Corps Museum was established at Deepcut, Surrey in 1993 and tells the story of British Army logistical support over the last 500 years.
roy larkin • royal logistics corps museum • rlc museum • history of army transport • army transport
The Crimean War 1853 - 1856
The Crimean War shattered the European order crafted by Prince Metternich in 1815 and resulted in new alliances that altered the European balance of power.
crimean war • causes of the crimean war • effects of the crimean war • crimean war and nicholas i • course of the crimean war
The Crimean War shattered the European order crafted by Prince Metternich in 1815 and resulted in new alliances that altered the European balance of power.
crimean war • causes of the crimean war • effects of the crimean war • crimean war and nicholas i • course of the crimean war
Morts pour la France
Many remembered on the war memorials had given their lives far from the battlefields.
Many remembered on the war memorials had given their lives far from the battlefields.
Sardinia and the War - Part 5
Sardinia had joined in the war for her own ends, but would these be recognised at the conference table?
Sardinia had joined in the war for her own ends, but would these be recognised at the conference table?
Sapper Bangs
Sappers, so the perceived wisdom ran, were either mad, married or methodist. But they were arguably around for the original Big Bang!
Sappers, so the perceived wisdom ran, were either mad, married or methodist. But they were arguably around for the original Big Bang!
The Naval Brigade Part 2
As the Brigade grew in size, it gained a reputation for the cheerful lively demeanour of its members.
naval brigade • naval brigade • midshipman wood • midshipman wood • five gun battery
As the Brigade grew in size, it gained a reputation for the cheerful lively demeanour of its members.
naval brigade • naval brigade • midshipman wood • midshipman wood • five gun battery
A Mighty Rush of Wind
The sufferings of the allies take on a Biblical flavour, as natural disaster follows plague and pestilence.
The sufferings of the allies take on a Biblical flavour, as natural disaster follows plague and pestilence.
The Naval Brigade - Part 4
How did the on-shore sailors manage to survive the terrible winter in so much better shape than their Army colleagues?
How did the on-shore sailors manage to survive the terrible winter in so much better shape than their Army colleagues?
General Winter's Blitzkrieg Part 2
With administrative breakdown now almost total for the British, can they survive as an effective fighting force?
With administrative breakdown now almost total for the British, can they survive as an effective fighting force?
Who Was Mary Seacole?
Mary Seacole was a skilled doctress who nursed the sick and wounded of the Crimean War. For a short time she was a national heroine, why then, has she been forgotten?
mary seacole • mother seacole • female medical pioneer • nursing system in the 1800s • nurses of the crimean war
Mary Seacole was a skilled doctress who nursed the sick and wounded of the Crimean War. For a short time she was a national heroine, why then, has she been forgotten?
mary seacole • mother seacole • female medical pioneer • nursing system in the 1800s • nurses of the crimean war
The Lady Lights Her Lamp
At last Florence and her team could provide proper nursing care to the sick and wounded. But the death roll kept mounting...
At last Florence and her team could provide proper nursing care to the sick and wounded. But the death roll kept mounting...
The Naval Brigade Part 1
There was no shortage of volunteer British bluejackets to fight alongside the 'sojers' on land.
royal navy • british navy • british navy • naval brigade • naval brigade
There was no shortage of volunteer British bluejackets to fight alongside the 'sojers' on land.
royal navy • british navy • british navy • naval brigade • naval brigade
The Naval Brigade - Part 3
The Army staff looked on the Naval Brigade with amused condescention, but could have learnt much from them by taking them seriously.
naval brigade • naval brigade • midshipman wood • midshipman wood • first bombardment
The Army staff looked on the Naval Brigade with amused condescention, but could have learnt much from them by taking them seriously.
naval brigade • naval brigade • midshipman wood • midshipman wood • first bombardment
The Indomitable Duberly
Fanny Duberly provided a ray of sunshine in the darkness of war in -almost- everyone's view.
Fanny Duberly provided a ray of sunshine in the darkness of war in -almost- everyone's view.
The Naval Brigade - Part 5
The Brigade's experience of soldiering was about to become shockingly comprehensive.
The Brigade's experience of soldiering was about to become shockingly comprehensive.
Anton Chekhov Brief Biography
A brief biography of the life and works of one of Russia's great authors, Anton Chekhov, a short story writer and playwright for ordinary people.
anton chekhov brief bio • chekhov russian author • chekhov russian short story writer • chekhov russian playwright • chekhov moral compass
A brief biography of the life and works of one of Russia's great authors, Anton Chekhov, a short story writer and playwright for ordinary people.
anton chekhov brief bio • chekhov russian author • chekhov russian short story writer • chekhov russian playwright • chekhov moral compass
Black Sea Cruising
You can cruise the Danube along the border of Romania and Bulgaria, reaching the Danube Delta just south of Ukraine; and then the entire Black Sea is at your fingertips.
black sea • eastern europe cruise • danube cruising • sevastopol stopover • romanian border
You can cruise the Danube along the border of Romania and Bulgaria, reaching the Danube Delta just south of Ukraine; and then the entire Black Sea is at your fingertips.
black sea • eastern europe cruise • danube cruising • sevastopol stopover • romanian border
The Black Death (1347-1351)
From Rome to London, people believed that the Apocalypse had come. It was 1348 and Europe was being devastated by the worst plague in known history: the Black Death.
black death • bubonic plague • pestilence • bird flu • ebola
From Rome to London, people believed that the Apocalypse had come. It was 1348 and Europe was being devastated by the worst plague in known history: the Black Death.
black death • bubonic plague • pestilence • bird flu • ebola
Inside Sevastopol
How were the defenders coping, faced with these stubborn enemy creeping towards their gates?
How were the defenders coping, faced with these stubborn enemy creeping towards their gates?
The Indomitable Duberly - Part 3
There are plenty of twists of fortune ahead for Fanny before she eventually becomes part of the Crimean scenery.
fanny duberly • fanny duberly • lord lucan • lord lucan • henry duberly
There are plenty of twists of fortune ahead for Fanny before she eventually becomes part of the Crimean scenery.
fanny duberly • fanny duberly • lord lucan • lord lucan • henry duberly
Alternative Jewish Homelands
There were attempts, both sincere and fanciful, to solve the 'Jewish Question' by setting up a Jewish homeland in unlikely places far away from the Middle East.
jewish homeland • jewish question • middle east • ancestral homeland • alternative homeland
There were attempts, both sincere and fanciful, to solve the 'Jewish Question' by setting up a Jewish homeland in unlikely places far away from the Middle East.
jewish homeland • jewish question • middle east • ancestral homeland • alternative homeland
Catherine the Great of Russia
Catherine the Great defied the odds, over-powered her husband and assumed the throne of Russia to expand its territory and elevate its position in the world.
catherine the great • russia • enlightenment • peter the great • peter iii
Catherine the Great defied the odds, over-powered her husband and assumed the throne of Russia to expand its territory and elevate its position in the world.
catherine the great • russia • enlightenment • peter the great • peter iii
Disease Epidemic Health Concerns in Afghanistan
The status of health care in Afghanistan has been decimated by decades of war. Disease epidemics are common, including outbreaks of polio. Infant mortality is also high.
afghanistan • typhoid • polio • diseases in afghanistan • epidemics
The status of health care in Afghanistan has been decimated by decades of war. Disease epidemics are common, including outbreaks of polio. Infant mortality is also high.
afghanistan • typhoid • polio • diseases in afghanistan • epidemics
Doubles and a Czarina’s Experience
There have been documented cases of apparitions that are the identical twin of a living person. Catherine the Great had one. They also are a part of folklore.
paranormal • ghost • apparition • double • doppelganger
There have been documented cases of apparitions that are the identical twin of a living person. Catherine the Great had one. They also are a part of folklore.
paranormal • ghost • apparition • double • doppelganger
Excuses to Party in May
Apart from dancing around the May pole on the 1st of this month why not pay tribute to Furry Day, Florence Nightingale or Sherlock Holmes with a themed party or meal?
florence nightingale's birthday • arthur conan doyle's birthday • sherlock holmes party • helston parade • first wimpy bar to open in the uk
Apart from dancing around the May pole on the 1st of this month why not pay tribute to Furry Day, Florence Nightingale or Sherlock Holmes with a themed party or meal?
florence nightingale's birthday • arthur conan doyle's birthday • sherlock holmes party • helston parade • first wimpy bar to open in the uk
Florence Nightingale (1820-1910)
Florence Nightingale rejected the role expected of a woman of her time and contributed to the improvement and development of sanitary reform, nursing and public health.
florence nightingale and healthcare • nightingale and women • lady of the lamp • florence nightingale and sanitary reform • florence nightingale and public health
Florence Nightingale rejected the role expected of a woman of her time and contributed to the improvement and development of sanitary reform, nursing and public health.
florence nightingale and healthcare • nightingale and women • lady of the lamp • florence nightingale and sanitary reform • florence nightingale and public health
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