tl;dr This is an endorsement of the Vitamin B deficiency theory first suggested by Park & Stenton in 2019 ("Use Your Best Endeavours..."), namely, that a lack of game northwest of King William Island could have led to beriberi derailing the Franklin Expedition.

I’ll be reading my last article as a talk in Bath on Saturday January 13th, at the Royal Literary and Scientific Institution. Their Franklin relics will be coming out of storage for the talk. Tickets £8. brlsi.org/whatson/the-fr…

Unfortunately I didn't get to go to Logan's talk, but I did get to see the Franklin Expedition relics in Bath Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution today!

illuminator.blog/p/gravemarkers… New long-form article. A letter-by-letter crawl through the Beechey grave inscriptions. 1st installment.

You’ve been waiting for it! Here are all the 2023 field season details following #ParksCanada’s Underwater Archaeology Team’s dives at the Wrecks of #HMSErebus and #HMSTerror National Historic Site.⚓ We’ve made some fascinating discoveries! Have a look 👉 ow.ly/hEGV50Qtc79

new video footage youtube.com/watch?v=CmSOCn…

Finally a shot of the propeller. parks.canada.ca/lhn-nhs/nu/epa…

And the pistol

"Excavation continued in a cabin believed to be that of Third Lieutenant James Fairholme, in which a collection of unidentified fossils was uncovered that supplements similar fossil finds from the 2022 season." Hmm.

A blustery day in #Greenhithe, with Sir Michael Palin unveiling a plaque to the 1845 expedition of Erebus and Terror. Thanks to @dartfordtogethr for inviting me #Franklin #TheTerror #Arctic #exploration #Inuit #history

Today we had an exciting visit from author and broadcaster, Michael Palin, who unveiled a plaque commemorating the Franklin Expedition in 1845. Thank you to everyone who came to celebrate this remarkable journey.

When the National Portrait Gallery reopened in June 2023 the 'Arctic Council' portrait wasn't on display. Booo! So I arranged to visit the NPG's storage facility to view the painting there. Look at him! 🥹💕 Barrow jr's bestie centre stage.

Radio interview of dive team manager Jonathan Moore by Hilary Bird cbc.ca/listen/live-ra…

I'd never seen a photograph of Cyriax before. I was expecting an old man in a pinstripe suit. Not a young man in a pinstripe suit. On a bike. New Finger-Post article.