One of the less enviable records relating to the Franklin Expedition is that it is the subject of the world's longest and largest search...

Just a note for those who are interested that I have published an important correction about James Fitzjames on the book's website here....

One of the things which puzzled me when I first started to look at the issue of lead-poisoning on the Franklin Expedition was the...

My analysis of the health experience of the ship’s company of HMS Terror under Captain Sir George Back in 1836-7 has attracted some very...

One of the less enviable records relating to the Franklin Expedition is that it is the subject of the world's longest and largest search...

Images of Franklin and HMS Erebus (or HMS Terror) 📷 📷 A lot of people who have read my book on James Fitzjames have been intrigued by...

I'm afraid my blogging has been a little light lately. That's not for any loss of interest, and I have a few snippets and thoughts...

On 1st August 1845 the Franklin Expedition was progressing well. The ships were heavily provisioned and very overloaded. The holds were...

It is well known that two more or less complete skeletons of members of the Franklin Expedition have been repatriated to Britain. That...

Reconstructing what happened on the Franklin Expedition during August 1845 is not too difficult, and I believe this probabilistic...

Well I've not posted much on the blog lately. After last summer when Parks Canada announced the relocation of HMS Investigator and Bear...

Last year I researched the life and background of Commander Graham Gore. He was an important officer on the Franklin Expedition and his...

Just a very brief note to say that a second portrait of James Fitzjames' father, Sir James Gambier, has emerged. Full details on the...

If you thought the Franklin Expedition was an obscure chapter in history, I'm not quite sure where you would place the Euphrates...