Florence Nightingale was so much more than a lady ... posted to Florence – the Victorian equivalent of fan mail – and images of 'the lady of the lamp' were printed on bags, mats and souvenirs.

There weren’t too many Florences around when Miss Nightingale was born in 1820 ... after the ancient Greek name for Naples: Parthenope. Florence’s family, as well as being a bit posh, were ...