Grace Darling

Grace Darling

Grace Horsley Darling (24 November 1815 – 20 October 1842) was an English Victorian heroine who in 1838, along with her father, saved 9 people from the wreck of the SS Forfarshire.

Read more about Grace Darling:  Biography, Legacy

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