Was Florence Nightingale Murdered?

Tragically, on her return to England, Florence was murdered on a moving train - a classic 'closed room' murder mystery in a railway carriage. In spite of the best efforts of the local police, Scotland Yard and the famous pathologist Bernard Spilsbury, the crime was never solved.

Why did Florence Nightingale spent 11 years in bed?

Her discovery very nearly killed her. Not only had she "killed" the dying soldiers who had kissed her shadow, she felt she had betrayed her nurses from whom she had demanded total obedience. ... Still only 37, she abandoned her nursing career and took to her bed for 11 years.

What disease did Florence Nightingale cure?

In 1907, she was the first woman to receive the Order of Merit, Britain's highest civilian decoration. While stationed in Crimea, Nightingale developed "Crimean fever" (a bacteria infection now known as brucellosis) and never recovered.