Franklin's lost expedition
British expedition of Arctic exploration
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| 2024 | Kaliane Bradley publishes 'The Ministry of Time', a science fiction novel that brings a character from Franklin's expedition to the present day. |
| September 2024 | Researchers Douglas Stenton, Stephen Fratpietro, and Robert W. Park positively identified a skeletal mandible as belonging to Captain James Fitzjames through DNA testing, with a Y-chromosome DNA match from his descendant Nigel Gambier. |
| 2023 | German atmospheric black metal band Antrisch released a concept album 'Expedition II: Die Passage' chronicling the expedition from the crew's perspective. |
| May 2022 | Research at Franklin expedition wreck sites resumed in May, following two years of pandemic-related delays. |
| 2021 | German band Janus released an over 30-minute long song 'Terror' and an accompanying audiobook 'Terror - Das Hörbuch' featuring Franklin's log entries. |
| May 2021 | Warrant Officer John Gregory was positively identified through DNA testing, with his great-great-great-grandson Jonathan Gregory confirming the familial match. |
| 2020 | The play 'The Breathing Hole' is published in a dual-language edition in English and Natsilingmiutut syllabics. |
| 2020 | Archaeological efforts for Franklin's lost expedition paused due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| 2018 | The TV series 'The Terror' won Best Television Series at the 24th Satellite Awards, receiving critical acclaim for its fictional interpretation of the Franklin expedition's final days. |
| 2018 | AMC released the first season of the TV drama 'The Terror', a dramatized account of Franklin's lost expedition. The series was executive produced by David Kajganich and included producers Soo Hugh and Ridley Scott. It featured actors Ciarán Hinds as Sir John Franklin, Jared Harris as Francis Crozier, and Tobias Menzies as James Fitzjames. |
| 2018 | A research team used a remotely operated underwater vehicle (ROV) to examine the wreck of HMS Terror, collecting photos and video clips. They determined that the ship had not been left at anchor, as anchor cables were found secured along the bulwarks. |
| September 2018 | Parks Canada announced significant deterioration of the Erebus wreck, with underwater exploration limited to only a day and a half due to weather and ice conditions. |
| September 2018 | A report detailed ownership agreements for the Erebus: the United Kingdom will own the first 65 artifacts, while the wreck and other artifacts will be jointly owned by Canada and the Inuit. |
| 2017 | 'The Breathing Hole', a play by Colleen Murphy featuring the expedition, premieres at the Stratford Festival, directed by Reneltta Arluk. |
| 2017 | Douglas Stenton suggested that four sets of human remains found on King William Island could possibly be women, though this was later deemed likely incorrect. |
| September 12 2016 | The Arctic Research Foundation expedition discovered the wreck of HMS Terror in Terror Bay, located south of King William Island, with the ship reportedly in 'pristine' condition. |
| 2015 | A report published in Polar Journal indicated facial reconstructions of two intact skulls from the remains. |
| 2015 | A documentary titled 'Hunt for the Arctic Ghost Ship' was produced by Lion Television for Channel 4's Secret History series about the expedition. |
| October 1 2014 | Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper officially confirmed the discovered wreck was HMS Erebus during an announcement in the House of Commons. |
| September 9 2014 | The expedition announced the discovery of one of Franklin's two ships, with the wreck located in good condition using side-scan sonar in Wilmot and Crampton Bay. |
| September 1 2014 | A Canadian team in the Victoria Strait Expedition found two significant items on Hat Island in the Queen Maud Gulf: a wooden object possibly a ship's deck plug and part of a boat-launching davit with Royal Navy markings. |
| 2013 | A team led by Douglas Stenton exhumed the remains for DNA testing and forensic facial reconstruction. |
| January 12 2012 | BBC Radio 4 broadcasts 'Erebus', a radio play about the expedition by British poet Jo Shapcott. |
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