Sheffield and the Crimean War
Wars have left their impact in Sheffield, and the Crimean War perhaps more than any. W.H.G. Armytage marks the metamorphosis of a large-scale industrial city
Crimean War
Roger Fenton and the Crimean War
T.J. Brady introduces an early photographer at a Victorian front.
Sebastopol Besieged
The legacy of the Crimean War still resonates in Ukraine, as Hugh Small explains.
The Results of the Crimean War
Robert Pearce asks whether Britain benefited from the 1853-56 contest.
Allies in Disarray: The Messy End of the Crimean War
Between autumn 1855 and spring 1856, the attitude of Britain’s war leaders underwent bewildering change as their determination to bring the war with Russia to a desirable conclusion was buffeted by doubts about the commitment of the French, and fears about the motives of French policy, as Brian James reveals.
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.
Why the Light Brigade Charged
The fatalist view of the Light Brigade’s charge towards the Russian guns at Balaclava is being challenged. They had their reasons why.
Crimea in the Round
John Hannavy looks at panoramas of the siege of Sevastopol in the Crimean War.
The Crimean War
The events leading up to Britain and France's declarations of war on Russia on successive days on 27 and 28 March 1854.