The service on the 150th anniversary of Shackleton's birth was led by the Dean of Westminster, the Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle, who welcomed the congregation to the Abbey. Sir Ernest’s ...

The government and treasury of the South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands issued on 26 February new crown coins that commemorate the birth of the famous explorer, Sir Ernest Shackleton. Born on ...

A memorial to polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton will travel more than 7,000 thousand miles to Dundee to commemorate the 150th anniversary of his birth. The wooden cross from Shackleton’s Hope ...

which falls in the 150th year after Shackleton’s birth. Expedition leader John Geiger, of the RCGS, said: “Finding Quest is one of the final chapters in the extraordinary story of Sir Ernest ...

100 years ago their ancestors, led by the renowned explorer Ernest Shackleton, tried and failed to become the first men to reach the South Pole. Following in their footsteps the team set off on a ...

Use these lesson plans to help your students understand more about Ernest Shackleton's leadership, what the Antarctic is like, how sailors can determine their latitude at night, and the ...

Given the unique privilege to preserve a relic belonging to his hero Ernest Shackleton, conservation expert Sven Habermann uncovers the history of the renowned Antarctic explorer. Show more On 5 ...