The invitation that never came: Mary Seacole after the Crimea: Helen Rappaport on Queen Victoria, Florence Nightingale and the post-Crimean War reputation of the woman recently voted 'greatest black Briton': Mary Seacole.(Cover Story)

From: History Today | Date: February 1, 2005| Author: Rappaport, Helen | Copyright information

IN THE SUMMER OF 1856, after the last British troops had made their weary journey home from the Crimea at the end of hostilities, there were numerous public celebrations to mark the end of what had been a bitter and difficult campaign. Among those welcomed back was a stout, middle-aged Jamaican widow, whose familiar nom de guerre--'Mother Seacole'--had become legendary during the sixteen months she had been in the Crimea. But it wasn't just the troops who held her in high regard; t...

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