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A Near Thing

By Lord Calthorpe

During the Battle of Inkerman in 1854, one of Lord Raglan’s hospital sergeants had a close encounter with a Russian cannonball.

Filioque

By Clay Lane

It started as an honest mistake, became a diplomatic standoff, and brought down an Empire.

Florence Nightingale

By Clay Lane

Florence used her logical mind and society connections to save thousands of lives in the Crimean War.

The Fall of Constantinople

By Clay Lane

Hospitality and sympathy, but no help - the Byzantine Emperor learns a bitter lesson about western diplomacy.

The Crimean War

By Clay Lane

Hoping to please opinion at home, the French Emperor pressured the Turks into new outrages against their Christian population, and Russia hit back.