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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...
![1870 drawing of a British Red Cross nurse tending to the wounded.](/-/media/feature/projectred/16x9/1870-red-cross-history-graphic.png?sc_lang=en&h=610&w=1084&la=en&hash=31DE135BDD38DFA67D6FEE9A753303B1)
150 year of British Red Cross volunteers
The people who have shaped our organisation
![A Christmas card with violet flowers in the middle and the phrase 'Good fortune' on the outer edges, handmade by Florence Nightingale.](/-/media/feature/projectred/16x9/history-chirstmas-card-by-florence-nightingale.jpg?sc_lang=en&h=610&w=1084&la=en&hash=66C6C09DBA04CFAABFD0E45402D13ACB)
A Christmas card from Florence Nightingale
From our archives, a handmade Christmas card from a legendary nurse.
![In this piece by the artist Banksy, a child plays with a basket of superhero toys, and is seen lifting a doll dressed as a Red Cross nurse through the air](/-/media/feature/projectred/16x9/other/banksy-game-changer.jpg?sc_lang=en&h=610&w=1084&la=en&hash=066D3F2812B905A633FD12138A2F769A)
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?
![A group of WWI Red Cross volunteer nurses are seen in their uniforms, which show a large red cross emblem on the fronts](/-/media/feature/projectred/16x9/other/ww2-nurses.jpg?sc_lang=en&h=610&w=1084&la=en&hash=E5FB0A7A55EEB8B5EACC7FD1BCABCEE4)
Breaking barriers: women leaders from our history
Learn about the trailblazers of the British Red Cross
![Constance, a volunteer from the Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) branch of the British Red Cross, 1960s](/-/media/feature/projectred/16x9/other/constance-rusike-hero.jpg?sc_lang=en&h=610&w=1084&la=en&hash=C3EF5B2A02FE18A77FEA45F0DEC34D57)
Black history is British history: a celebration
Our curator introduces an exploration and celebration of Black British history in our online exhibition
![A black and white photograph showing a British Red Cross nurse lights cigarette for seated patient, as they both smile](/-/media/feature/projectred/16x9/history-nurse-lights-cigarette-for-patient.jpg?sc_lang=en&h=610&w=1084&la=en&hash=C05CA6F239A18AD76E366C10B728F6F0)
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.
![The Royal Mint 150th anniversary coin designed to honour 150 years of kindness through the British Red Cross.](/-/media/feature/projectred/16x9/aaa-stories-and-other/british-red-cross-commemorative-coin-150-years.jpg?sc_lang=en&h=610&w=1080&la=en&hash=EFE07F2AEACD271CCCE8E8C460B31C95)
Celebrating our 150th on a Royal Mint coin
A look at the inspiration and history behind the design
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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
![A black and white photograph showing a large Red Cross truck arriving in Normandy, with soldiers looking on.](/-/media/feature/projectred/16x9/d-day-red-cross-clubmobile.jpg?sc_lang=en&h=610&w=1084&la=en&hash=BB1AD61BCBD38303B387C8F862B2DC44)
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.
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D-Day in colour: From the beaches of Normandy to safety in England
Spotlighting the vital role played by British Red Cross volunteers
![A painting showing a long road with a huge cloud of black smoke at the end of it - the Burning of Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp.](/-/media/feature/projectred/16x9/other/second-world-war-doris-zinkeisen-bergen-belsen-burning.jpg?sc_lang=en&h=610&w=1084&la=en&hash=A8F9E71D5033EF7CE1C1D97959172FEE)
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
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