Themes

Nursing Hats: Tracing Gender and Duty through Uniform

During the First and Second World Wars, nursing became a symbol of national service, emboldened by the uniform.

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Royal Connections

The Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem has been a Royal Order of Chivalry of the British Crown since being granted a Royal Charter by Queen Victoria in 1888.

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St John Ambulance Youth in Action

Young people have been an important part of St John Ambulance since the very beginning.

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St John the Baptist in the Museum’s collections

The visual language of St John the Baptist uses details and attributes to distinguish him from other male saints in the arts.

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The Queen and queens of the Crusades

While kings entrusted themselves to the power of the Virgin, numerous queens ascended to the throne in the crusader states.

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The St John Ambulance Brigade Hospital Étaples 1915-1919

Within months of the outbreak of the First World War, the Order of St John established voluntary hospitals across Britain.

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