Michael Robinson obituary
Liverpool and Brighton striker who became a popular broadcaster in Spain
“I found a very friendly and very genuine treatment in Spain”
FHB Interview with HE HUGH ELLIOTT, Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Spain, Honorary President of the Fundación Hispano Británica
“The Foundation has held a position of excellence in the effort to bring Spanish and British closer”
FHB interview with HE Ambassador D. FELIPE DE LA MORENA, Honorary Vice-President of the Fundación Hispano Británica
Block II “The Lady with the Lamp”
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE´S WORK Harley Hospital Her first job was in 1852 at the Women’s Hospital on Harley Street, a London hospital where her innovative and efficient way of working, along with her scientific knowledge and training, made such an impression that very soon, in August of 1853, at the age of 33, she became a…
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Block I “Mathematician”
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE ( Florence, 1820 – London, 1910) Florence Birth She was born in the Grand Duchy of Tuscany on May 12, 1820. Her parents, William Edward Nightingale and Frances Nightingale, and her sister Parthenope, were temporarily residing in Florence, the city where Florence came into the world, in the bosom of an English family.…
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The FHB presents “Rediscovering Florence”
May 12, 2020 marks 200 years since the birth of the illustrious British nurse Florence Nightingale transformed a devalued profession, which was run by the charity of religious institutions, into a healthcare science based on education, research, and the scientific method. It was the driving force behind modern nursing and became an international benchmark in…
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75th Anniversary ⎟ VE Day ⎟ Victory Day in Europe ⎟ May 8
Tuesday May 8, 1945 marked the end of the Second World War in Europe Tuesday May 8, 1945 was Victory Day and marked the formal conclusion of World War II. The conflict meant six years of misery, suffering, courage and resistance in the population. Hearing the news, tens of miles of people gathered on the…
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