No, she died of extreme old age at 90. There is no possibility at all that she had syphilis. Her life is extremely well-documented and the symptoms of syphilis are not compatible with what we know about her. But this rumour about syphilis is quite common. I have been told that it was publicised by a priest who was opposing a church proposal to commemmorate her. He said she was an atheist who died of syphilis, and this was widely published in the press and resulted in the proposal being dropped.

She is famous as the leader of the nurses who took care of British soldiers in hospital during the Crimean War, 1854-56. She was born in 1820 and died in 1910. See similar questions...

Yes, Mrs. Seacole called at Florence Nightingale’s hospital near Constantinople on her way to the Crimea. She met Miss Nightingale but did not ask her for a job. Earlier in London the nursing recruiters rejected Mrs. Seacole, apparently because of her colour, but Nightingale had already left for the war at that time and was not involved. After the war Nightingale wrote a reference for Mrs. Seacole who was looking for work. See similar questions...

Probably not, but the famous Training School for Nurses was set up at the Hospital on this site before it moved to its present site in Lambeth. See similar questions...

On November 29, 1986, while performing "An Evening With Cary Grant" in Davenport, Iowa, Cary complained about not feeling well. He was taken to the hospital where he died of a stroke a short time later. Cary was not buried. He was cremated and his ashes were given to his daughter, Jennifer, and his wife, Barbara. I do not know for certain what Jennifer and Barbara did with his ashes, but I have heard that they were scattered in the hills around his Beverly Grove house. See similar questions...

Yes, because she thought that the sufferings of the soldiers in the Crimean War had led to improvements in Britain that she had helped to bring about. Yes, almost certainly. A young man spent nine years before the war proposing marriage to her but she rejected him to do God’s work instead. No, probably not a practising one. She seems to have had passionate friendships with women in her adolescence and again late in life. But for most of her life she was happier in the company of men. See similar questions...

Transmission of the bacteria usually occurs during vaginal, anal, or oral sex. The syphilis bacteria are passed from person to person through direct contact with: Sores mainly occur on the external genitals, vagina, anus, or rectum. Sores can also occur on the lips and in or around the mouth. The bacteria most commonly enter the body through mucous membranes, usually in the area around the genitals and urinary system. See similar questions...

It was weakened by any combination of the above and became ripe for insects or disease to start to break it down. See similar questions...

Joe died on December 5th 1951 at home in Greenville, South Carolina. His death certificate dated December 9, 1951 lists the cause of death as "coronary thrombosis" caused by "arteriosclerosis" and "cirrhosis of the liver." See similar questions...

Katie Wynn Jackson died on April 18th 1959 and is buried along side her husband at Woodlawn Memorial Park. See similar questions...

Benjamin Franklin died on April 17, 1790, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America. Born an Englishman, died an American! See similar questions...

why did the backround of the 1st ep. look more modern than later in the shows?(did they show the stairs later?) See similar questions...

Most of the passengers who survived the sinking, but didn't make it into the boats, would have quickly succumbed to exposure in the near freezing water. See similar questions...

You can fly from Milan or Rome into Florence Amerigo Vespucci Airport. From there, it is easy to get into the city using public transportation or the "Fly by Bus" shuttle service. Since it is only five kilometers from the airport to the city, even a taxi ride will not break your budget. Or do as the Italians do and take the high-speed Eurostar train from Milan (2 hours and a half journey) or Rome (1 hour and a half). See similar questions...

For most of modern history, Europe has assumed the dread venereal disease originated in America. The European epidemic is said to have begun in 1493 at a Barcelona party honoring explorer Christopher Columbus, who had recently returned from the "New World." Scholars today, however, have their doubts. A recent discovery in England of three skulls with lesions suggestive of late-stage syphilis supports the view that the disease existed in Europe before Columbus. See similar questions...

When he died on December 1, 1993, the official word was stomach cancer. This has been verified more than once on the news group and news letters. It's an unknown woman. It is not Ozzy, and there's no evidence that it's Bill Ward's first wife in front of their cottage as some have also claimed. According to Pete Sarfas, she was an actor who was hired for the photos. After the album had been released she met the band. See similar questions...

Dr Bach had cancer, but in fact died of exhaustion rather than because of the disease itself. Because he was only 50 when he died people have sometimes asked why he wasn't able to cure himself. What this question ignores is the fact that in 1917 he was given just 3 months to live. The truth is that he was curing himself, every day, for nineteen years - all the time it took for him to complete his work. See similar questions...

Lucy died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles after undergoing 8 hours of emergency heart surgery on April 19. She passed away 7 days later. In the early morning of April 26 her aorta (a major blood vessel) ruptured. See similar questions...

Any of the following could be the reason; excessive heat or cold; male's excessive nesting drive; fouling of the nest; nest invaded by ants or lice; night frights; immature parents; lethal factor due to genetic make-up; interference from humans, vermin, other birds or predators; insufficient or inappropriate diet. In my experience I have found the latter again to be the most common reason. See similar questions...

In 1990, Roald was diagnosed with a rare blood disorder, Myelo-dysplastic anaemia. (For more information on this disorder, see this page or this page.) "I've been a bit off colour these last few months," he wrote in a newsletter to his young fans, "feeling sleepy when I shouldn't have been and without that lovely old bubbly energy that drives one to write books and drink gin and chase after girls." Roald died on November 23, 1990 at the age of 74 near his home in Oxfordshire, England. See similar questions...