Sunday 4 July 2010
The Lady with the Lamp
In 1856, 2500 soldiers, sailors and Marines who had fought in the Crimean War were given a sumptuous banquet in a specially erected and beautifully decorated pavilion on Governor's Green in Portsmouth. The highlight was masses of red, white and blue flowers sent by Florence Nightingale.
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