10 things you might not know about the Red Cross
The Red Cross has been around for more than 150 years - think you know everything about us? We bet you're wrong...
150 year of British Red Cross volunteers
The people who have shaped our organisation
A Christmas card from Florence Nightingale
From our archives, a handmade Christmas card from a legendary nurse.
Why do older images of nurses’ uniforms have a red cross?
The nurse depicted in Banksy's Game Changer artwork bears the red cross emblem - but why?
Breaking barriers: women leaders from our history
Learn about the trailblazers of the British Red Cross
Black history is British history: a celebration
Our curator introduces an exploration and celebration of Black British history in our online exhibition
Celebrating nurses through the ages
From WWI to the coronavirus pandemic, let's hear it for the nurses who've looked after us through so much.
Celebrating our 150th on a Royal Mint coin
A look at the inspiration and history behind the design
What is the Changi quilt?
Created by a defiant group of women prisoners during the Second World War, the Changi quilt is packed with secret messages and hidden meanings
D-Day: How the Red Cross helped in World War II
The Red Cross was involved at every stage of D-Day, planning supply chains, caring for wounded soldiers and more.
Doris Zinkeisen: WWII frontline artist
Once a society painter, Doris Zinkeisen was the first artist to enter the Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp after it was liberated
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the British Red Cross
Remembering 70 years with Her Majesty The Queen as our Patron. Here, we take a look back at some moments in that relationship, from her earliest address at our National Conference to comforting service users during their time of need.
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