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Thursday, September 29, 2016

Valiant Vignette: Lady Almina

Lady Almina, the Fifth Countess of Carnarvon lived at Highclere Castle in the early 1900's. (And yes, that is where Downton Abbey is set, for any fan-girls out there.) At the very beginning of World War I, she decided to do her bit for the war effort by turning the castle into a hospital for returning wounded soldiers. "She became an adept nurse and a skilled healer and hundreds of letters from patients and their families bear testament to her untiring work and spirit of generosity."

(And on a totally unrelated, but super interesting note, her husband was one of the men on the expedition that discovered King Tut's tomb!  What an interesting life she must have had!)

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