Archaeologists have identified the remains of James Fitzjames, captain of HMS Erebus, one of two ships that were part of Sir John Franklin’s ill-fated 19th-century Arctic expedition.
DNA from the skeletal remains matched a living relative of Fitzjames, offering a rare glimpse into the tragic fate of the crew. After abandoning their ice-bound ships in 1848, 105 men, including Fitzjames, attempted to trek overland in search of safety.
All perished during the journey, and some, including Fitzjames, were cannibalised in their final desperate days, as confirmed by cut marks on his bones.
The discovery sheds new light on the grim reality of survival during the doomed expedition, where even high-ranking officers like Fitzjames were not spared from the crew’s desperate acts.
The new identification follows the earlier confirmation of Erebus’ chief engineer, John Gregory, whose remains lacked signs of cannibalism. As researchers continue to study the expedition’s remains and shipwrecks, the mystery of what unfolded during Franklin’s last voyage continues to captivate historians and the public alike.
Poisoned by lead used to seal the new innovative idea of ‘çanned foods’.
The old adage on the bumper stickers of the left-wing voting- Bolsheviks reads; ‘Eat the Rich’…!
One such result was the Stalin’s and his Bolshevik’s ‘Cannibal Island’.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazino_tragedy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaOwcYLGTMo
Nazino is going full global now in action and thought, via destroyed crops, arsoned food processing plants, and outlawing meat due to animal farts and waste.
If the public buys into this shit, and doesn’t rise up against ‘food and agricultural regulations’ imposed by the PTB, and start supporting the farmers, then maybe starvation augmented by genetically / ethically-targeted vaccines will be the norm for eradications of various branches of the human race!
Well idk, but September (1846) doesn’t sound like a good time to be in the Artic, winter’s coming. Perhaps they were on their way South and didn’t make it?
They abandoned the ship in April 1848 (19 months later). So they had the summer of 1847 to make a possible escape on foot and didn’t?
Would like to know more 🤔.
This was a harrowing story and I’m surprised no one’s made a movie out of it. The ship logs I understand are all in tact and it would make a gripping film.
Ice Blink
https://annas-archive.org/md5/24209993f94d8d5a915125f6d71d0e60