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Princesses on the Wards (eBook)

Coryne Hall (Autor)

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2014 | 1. Auflage
318 Seiten
The History Press (Verlag)
978-0-7509-5774-8 (ISBN)

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Queens and princesses have always shown care and compassion, but many went much further. They were not afraid to roll up their sleeves, work in wards or help in field hospitals and operating theatres, despite their sheltered upbringings. Through wars and revolutions across Europe, their experiences were similar to those of thousands of other nurses, but this is the first time that their involvement in nursing and the extent of their influence on the profession has been detailed in full. Beginning with two daughters of Queen Victoria - Princess Alice and Princess Helena - Princesses on the Wards looks at the difficulties these royals faced while carving a worthwhile role in an age when the place of a well-born woman was considered to be in the home. Empress Alexandra of Russia, Queen Marie of Romania, Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent, and Princess Alice of Greece (mother of the Duke of Edinburgh) were just a few of Queen Victoria's relatives who set an example of service well beyond that considered necessary for their rank. Not all of them were fully trained nurses, but each made a positive contribution towards alleviating suffering which cannot be overestimated.

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.

Queens and princesses have always shown care and compassion, but many went much further. They were not afraid to roll up their sleeves, work in wards or help in field hospitals and operating theatres, despite their sheltered upbringings. Through wars and revolutions across Europe, their experiences were similar to those of thousands of other nurses, but this is the first time that their involvement in nursing and the extent of their influence on the profession has been detailed in full. Beginning with two daughters of Queen Victoria Princess Alice and Princess Helena Princesses on the Wards looks at the difficulties these royals faced while carving a worthwhile role in an age when the place of a well-born woman was considered to be in the home. Empress Alexandra of Russia, Queen Marie of Romania, Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent, and Princess Alice of Greece (mother of the Duke of Edinburgh) were just a few of Queen Victoria's relatives who set an example of service well beyond that considered necessary for their rank. Not all of them were fully trained nurses, but each made a positive contribution towards alleviating suffering which cannot be overestimated.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.9.2014
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
	Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pflege
	Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Geschichte / Ethik der Medizin
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies
Schlagworte	Duchess of Kent • Empress Alexandra of Russia • field hospital • Nurse • Operating theatre • Princess • Princess Alice • Princess Alice of Greece • princesses • princess helena • Princess Marina • Queen • Queen Marie of Romania • Queens • royalty • \|royal women in nursing through wars and revolutions • royal women in nursing through wars and revolutions • Women in History • women in history, women’s history, queen, princess, queens, princesses, royalty, nurse, field hospital, operating theatre, princess alice, princess helena, Empress Alexandra of Russia, Queen Marie of Romania, Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent, Princess Alice of Greece, • Women’s history
ISBN-10	0-7509-5774-3 / 0750957743
ISBN-13	978-0-7509-5774-8 / 9780750957748

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