"Solving the Nightingale Shore Murder"
Rosemary Cook
- Region:
- Yorkshire & Humber
- Notice Period:
- Short (maybe less than one month's notice)
- Type:
- Hobby
- Fee:
- Paid: £40 plus travel expenses
- Category:
- History
- Updated:
- 1st October 2025
This is an interactive talk in which I draw on the extensive local history research I undertook for my book 'The Nightingale Shore Murder'. I present the real-life, unsolved murder of Florence Nightingale's goddaughter, in a train in 1920. Florence Shore was a Queen's Nurse who also served with distinction in France in WW1. She was murdered less than 3 months after being demobbed and the crime was never solved. I share the evidence, clues and theories from the time with the audience, introduce them to the victim and the suspects, and invite discussion about the identity of the murderer. Together, can we solve the Nightingale Shore murder?
Copies of my book 'The Nightingale Shore Murder' - the first and only biography of this amazing Queen's Nurse, and the inspiration for Channel 5's 'Agatha and the Truth of Murder' - are available online.
Views: 3930 | Enquiries: 22About Rosemary Cook
I am a nurse by background and have considerable experience researching medical and nursing history: I have a PGDip in Applied Social Research, I have been a member of the committee of the Royal College of Nursing's History of Nursing Society, and a recipient of a Monica Baly research bursary.
My research into some interesting historical characters from these fields resulted in my first non-textbook publication 'The Nightingale Shore Murder' (the first and only book telling the true story of this unsolved crime from 1920, and the book behind Channel 5's 'Agatha and the Truth of Murder'). This was followed by 'Petticoat Government: the story of the York Home for Nurses', and 'The Crimes of Dr Gramshaw', published in 2019.
I live in York and I am happy to travel around North Yorkshire and Humberside to speak, during daytime or evenings. I also can also provide all my talks online. For more see www.rosemarycookauthor.co.uk
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