Coryne Hall

Princesses on the Wards (eBook, ePUB)

Royal Women in Nursing through Wars and Revolutions

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Royal ladies have never been afraid to roll up their sleeves, work in wards, field hospitals and help in the operating theatre, despite their sheltered upbringing. Indeed, through wars and revolutions in Russia, Greece, Spain, Romania, Belgium and Britain, their experiences were no different to those of thousands of other nurses. Beginning with two daughters of Queen Victoria - Princess Alice and Princess Helena - this book tells their stories and the difficulties queens and princesses faced while carving a worthwhile role in an age when the place of a well-born woman was considered to be in the home. From Empress Alexandra of Russia and Queen Marie of Romania to Princess Marina Duchess of Kent and Princess Alice of Greece (mother of the Duke of Edinburgh) - all set an example of service and duty well beyond that considered necessary at the time. Here, their involvement in nursing and the lengths they went to is detailed for the first time.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: The History Press
• Seitenzahl: 318
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. September 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780750957748
• Artikelnr.: 41763479

Autorenporträt

Coryne Hall is a historian, broadcaster and consultant specialising in royal history. The author of nine books, she is a regular contributor to Majesty magazine and was consultant on the Danish documentaries A Royal Family and The Royal Jewels. Her media appearances include Woman's Hour, live coverage of Charles and Camilla's wedding for Canadian television and co-hosting live coverage of Prince William's wedding for Canadian radio. She lives in Hampshire.