
10 things you might not know about the Red Cross
The Red Cross has been around for 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?

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

First aid and fairytales: celebrating the Queen's Platinum Jubilee
From first aid demonstrations, to a coronation and a Gold and Diamond Jubilee - our relationship with the Queen has spanned nearly a century.

First aiders on four legs
Did you know that during WWI, the Red Cross used trained dogs to help stricken soldiers on the battlefield? True story.
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