Florence Nightingale & Victorian Britain Knowledge Organiser
A KS1/KS2 knowledge organiser on Florence Nightingale and the Victorian era — her work in the Crimean War, nursing reform, and what life was like in Victorian Britain.
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Learning objective
Recall key facts about Florence Nightingale's life and work, and key features of life in Victorian Britain.
About this resource
- Subject: Social Studies
- Type: Knowledge Organiser
- Grade levels: Grade 1 (ages 6-7, ≈ Year 2), Grade 2 (ages 7-8, ≈ Year 3), Grade 3 (ages 8-9, ≈ Year 4), Grade 4 (ages 9-10, ≈ Year 5)
- Pages: 3
- Date added: 2026-05-13
- Credit: Qualified primary teacher
Books on Florence Nightingale and Victorian Britain
Convenience links if you'd like to look any of these up. We've recommended these books in the resource above.
For children
- F Florence Nightingale (Little People, Big Dreams) — Livi Michael
- F Florence Nightingale (Brilliant Women series) — Isabel Thomas
- H Horrible Histories: Vile Victorians — Terry Deary
- T The Promise — Nicola Davies
For teachers (Victorian Britain context)
- T The Victorian City: Everyday Life in Dickens' London — Judith Flanders
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Florence Nightingale 1820-1910 — Cecil Woodham-Smith
The definitive biography
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