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I took a DNA test – and found I’m related to a famous explorer who was eaten by his crew
The tooth belonged to James Fitzjames, captain of HMS Erebus, which had departed England in 1845 with another ship, HMS Terror, to explore the Northwest Passage in the Canadian Arctic.Their ...
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In a 1st, DNA analysis reveals identity of captain cannibalized during ill-fated Franklin expedition
A new DNA analysis has identified the remains of Captain James Fitzjames, a Royal Navy officer who disappeared on a doomed ...
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The Note in the Cairn
25th April 1848 HMShips Terror and Erebus were deserted on the 22nd April 5 leagues NNW of this having been beset since 12th Sept 1846. The officers and crews ...
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What lies beneath
Three summers ago, divers found the first wreck of the Franklin Expedition. Using state-of-the-art technology, they’re now piecing together what led to the tragedy In the murkiness shrouding the ...
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HMS Terror
From 2016: How one man’s efforts to build inroads with northern communities helped uncover the second of Sir John Franklin’s doomed ships Two years after the discovery of the Franklin ...