Betsi Cadwaladr in the Crimean War

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Betsy Cadwaladr at work as a nurse in the Crimean War.

Reconstruction showing Welsh nurse Betsy Cadwaladr (nurse in the Crimean War and one of Florence Nightingale's co-workers) at work. She describes her work treating the wounded of the Crimean war in 1854.
From: Welsh History:Famous People Betsy Cadwaladr and Daniel Evans
First broadcast : 10 October 1996

Teachers' notes

Age Group : 5-7

Subject : History

Topic : Victorians

Keywords : Crimean war

Notes : Use clip to study Crimean war. Who was Betsi Cadwaladr ? What objects did she use to nurse ? Can also use as part of study of the history of medicine


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