Just a very brief note to say that a second portrait of James Fitzjames' father, Sir James Gambier, has emerged. Full details on the book's website http://www.jamesfitzjames.net/About-Sir-James-Gambier.html.
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Please visit https://jamesfitzjames.com/william-battersby-2013/ for revisions to 'James Fitzjames: Mystery Man of the Franklin Expedition'. Please take some time to admire the beautifully curated and
Now here's some really significant news. CBC tell us that a team led by Doug Stenton, the Director, Heritage at the Government of Nunavut, has found what looks like two pieces of debris from either HM