The disappearance of HMS Erebus is a tale shrouded in mystery, but one man has discovered a personal connection to its ...

A new study amplifies the horror of an excellent series about the doomed Franklin expedition. The Terror is a worthy tribute to the lost sailors, says Bethan Ackerley ...

The lost expedition of John Franklin is a classic tale of traveling gone wrong. When the British Royal Navy officer set out from England with two ships in 1845, their goal was to forge a way through ...

In 1847, British Naval Officer and Arctic explorer Sir John Franklin died along with some 130 crew members on an expedition to navigate the North West Passage in 1847 (Picture: Engraving by DJ ...

A 90-year-old man from County Durham became the oldest person to climb the mast of the Cutty Sark - only to break his hip in a freak stumble hours later. Kelso Yuill of Witton le Wear, near ...

the successful Ross expedition to the Antarctic of 1839 to 1843, and Sir John Franklin's ill-fated attempt to force the Northwest Passage in 1845, during which she was lost with all hands along with ...

Joseph Hooker's first major botanical expedition was on HMS Erebus as part of Captain James Clark Ross' Antarctica expedition (1839-1843). During his life time, Joseph Hooker travelled extensively.

This summer's search for the Avro Arrow models can be likened to the hunt for Sir John Franklin's lost ships. The first vessel – the HMS Erebus – was discovered in September 2014 by a Canadian ...

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The first voyage was in 1839-1843 onboard HMS Erebus, an Antarctic expedition, and he later travelled to the central and eastern Himalaya (1847-1849), having obtained a government grant for the trip.