The Mystery of the Lost Franklin Expedition
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- Опубликовано: 21 июн 2024
- In 1845, an expedition party made their way into uncharted regions of the Canadian Arctic. They vanished somewhere in the ice under circumstances that remain shrouded in mystery.
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SOURCES:
David Woodman, 'Unravelling the Franklin Expedition: Inuit Testimony' (1991)
Michael Palin, 'Erebus' (2018)
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[Chapters]
00:00 Intro
00:51 Chapter 1 - Journey
05:46 Chapter 2 - Search Parties
11:17 Chapter 3 - The Note
17:49 Chapter 4 - Theories
22:06 Chapter 5 - Discovery
That moment when you find a cool new to you channel with content you like... and they haven't uploaded in 2 years 💀
posted a new video just yesterday!
Yeah I was devoed to see how little uploads over the past few years. Oh well, like Lemmino it just makes his vids even more juicy when they eventually drop.
Come on back
like a british lemmino. good job !
I thought it was Lemmino from the thumbnail. This style of story telling is editing is fantastic.
Lemminot!
This is great and all but noting can beat that Sweadish accent
He even uses the same music 😮😂
It's great when they don't dumb it down for US audiences
This has been an obsession of mine for years, and is even the main reason I went into archaeology in the first place. You did the expedition wonderful justice with this video, and seeing it presented in this format was wonderful
I’m curious, what type of archaeology do you study/teach/practice? I’ve always dreamt about being an archaeologist but really don’t think I have the patience! Lol
same.. it started when i first read 'the terror' by dan simmons in the beginning of 2021, now I searched almost the entire Internet trying to find new information, but I still feel joy when I find crumbs of something new about the expedition
the narrator voice is pretentious and annoying at times. couple that with the bloody ads, and you get an amazing dislike.
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Honestly, I couldn't imagine taking that journey today, in 2023, let alone two hundred years ago! This is such a sad and tragic story. The men would have been miserable for months before their deaths. It pains me to contemplate it. RIP!
(Both ships were found. In 2014, the Erebus, and the Terror in 2016.)
Great work on your part. Instant sub.
This is probably the most thorough breakdown of the Franklin Expedition I have ever seen. Excellent work!
It's kind of creepy how close the rescue parties came to finding atleast the ships
The chilling fact is when the first search party discovered the 3 bodies in Beachy Island in 1850, some of the Franklin crew were still ALIVE far south. It is also possible that Captain Crozier was still alive somewhere in 1854 when John Rae was nearby. Crozier was the last man seen alive by the Inuit.
Also regarding the ships moving after 1848: There was an Inuit testimony (in another youtube documentary) claiming that an inuit found the ship floating west of King William Island. He climbs aboard and meets with several crew members (indicating that some men maybe went back to the ship). The crew also warned the Inuit about some dangerous (cannibal?) crew members walking on the island.
honestly that was probably just not the case but it is crazy to speculate
The ship west of KWI was probably Erebus (EDIT: I now think the account the comment I replied to was talking about was from Terror-however I still think the account I mention next was from Erebus) the most haunting testimony regarding Erebus is probably that of an Inuit who found the ship battened down for winter, with 4 sets of "white men's footprints" (bootprints) and the prints of a dog (Sir John's Newfoundland dog, probably) leading away from the ship heading south, leading to the place where they had killed a deer. Upon entering the ship the man found a large corpse, with "long teeth" laying in a bunk.
The men almost certainly returned to the ship after the 1848 abandonment; Terror could not have reached where she is without being sailed there. The 'boat place' found by McClintock was a boat facing north, meaning that they were heading back when the boat was left behind. The disastrous abandonments probably occurred between 1849-1851.
Thenk you RUclips algorithm for recommending this gem of a channel. Sad to see there hasn't been an upload in 2.5 years but the content that is here is fantastic!
Great summary and presentation. It's also notable that they found a plank with "Stanley Erebus" written on Montreal Island quite south an near their final destination Back's Fish River, so likely a group survived.
Could be a hint that chief doctor Stanley stayed back at the Erebus first to use it as hospital and later in Summer 1849 sailed further until they got stuck again where the wreck was found. Then traveled further down south to Montreal Island and built a small camp there. No skeletons were found at Montreal island.
Great video! I'm fascinated by the Franklin Expedition. I'm eagerly awaiting the recovery of the ship's logs and personal notebooks and diaries of the crew. They must still be onboard the ship and hopefully still preserved in the icy waters. I also wonder about the body of Sir John Franklin. No grave was ever discovered. Given the burial surviving crew members gave to lower ranking members of the crew, then I'm sure they would have given Sir John a more lavish burial, and if they found those graves then surely they'd find Sir John's no problem. My theory is that they never buried him and that his body and coffin may still be onboard one of the ships, down in the cargo hold. Maybe this was in hope that they could bring it back to England and give him a proper funeral and burial. This is all just speculation, but still fascinating to think about!
Wow - I had never thought of this! It's a definite possibility! I too am hanging out to hear any more info at all coming out of the discovered ships.
It is certainly possible that Franklin was left on the ships; however one should hope it was on Terror and not Erebus as Erebus (and in particular Franklin's quarters) has been badly damaged by ice and ocean currents. The Inuit described a burial for a "great officer" on KWI that has often been conjectured to be Franklin's (A party dragged a casket to the grave, placed it in, placed "sand that turned to stone, probably concrete, on top of it, covered that with stones, fired shots with their guns, and then left a cross or a marker with a flag), though the exact location is unknown and apparently the marker placed on it was gnawed off by a polar bear. However given how most of the testimony from the Inuit save maybe 1-2 accounts undoubtedly comes from after April 1848 it is more likely this was a burial for Crozier or Fitzjames (IMHO the latter-he was riddled with war wounds that would have quickly reopened once he got scurvy). So as the song goes, "the fate of Franklin no man may know".
This is by far the BEST video I've seen about the Franklin Expedition, hats off for this amazing production, especially maps part, I almost feel guilty watching this for free.
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Where did this content creator go? This video is fantastic, and then he just disappeared.
I've watched many videos on this subject, and this video is by far the best. Its nothing but facts, and contains zero irrelevant information, which too many other videos tend to include to pad out the length. This video is precise and to the point. Thanks.
How does this have so few views? It's probably one of the best documentaries on this subject I've ever seen! Good job, keep up the good work!
This quality of this video is what i expect from channels with millions of subs, well done! Would appreciate more works like this
gotta love how the denial of evidence from the inuit was actually completely, entirely unjustified and the inuit people were 100% right
“Englishmen practicing cannibalism?! Preposterous!”
Also Englishmen when they saw a mummy: 🤤
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The best video on the expedition I’ve come across- the graphics, tone and pacing are phenomenal.
This is the best because the graphics and maps give us a complete understanding of events geographically put together with men suffering. You do not understand history - what ever - without comprenhesing maps!
I was waiting for your upload for so long! I genuinely look forward to all your videos. Please keep making them, they are absolutely fantastic! Love from Canada 🇨🇦
I absolutely love those stories. Please dont stop doing them
I love this style! The dark undertones and the fascinating stories fit the channel name perfectly. I love watching your videos and others will too. It’s only a matter of time before your videos blow up. Please come back!
Just realized this was the last upload. RIP British lemino :(
They just posted again!
When I listen to this story it makes me grateful to be warm in my bed. I can't begin to imagine what they went through. Exhausted,cold and hungry.
Fantastic to have you back!!
Beautifully done, thoroughly enjoyed the storytelling, editing, graphics and music. An exceptionally high quality video, thank you.
Who ever runs this account your very talented and if u keep working on this account it will become something big guaranteed
Fascinating tale, and you have the perfect voice for telling it. Well done
This is 100% my favorite channel atm
Such great work
Suck an under rated channel it’s insane
Great video man, i saw a series while back called "The Terror" that is based on this expedition, its very fictional but i was surprised on the ammount of real details they took on account tho.
I remember thinking that the story was interesting enough whitout the fantasy elements and you prove me right.
Very well done video also 👍
It's a very good series, even with its fictional elements! I challenge you to re-watch it again and you'll find it more engaging as you can relate to the history :)
@@elscruffomcscruffy8371 haha i enyojed the series also, i saw it a couple of years back so maybe ill give it another go..
i do belive that they where hunted down buy manbearpig
@@nf5011 try reading the book by Dan Simmons that the series is based on. absolutely amazing.
@@nf5011 in the mini series, wasnt franklin the last one alive/ Hiding among Inuits??
Absolutely incredible. This video should have 1 million views thumbs up! Well done. Thank you.
Great video. I’ve been interested in this for several years. It’s a sad, haunting story. God rest all their souls in peace.
My dude, you have the voice for this!
This was a really well done piece. Your graphics/ visual aids are very helpful. I've seen channels with 10 times more subs than this channel do a poor job of explaining this.
This channel deserves more subs. Thanks for this.
Well done, no crazy loud music, no far fetched conclusions, no City of Atlantis references, well done. I shall see what other videos you have in your inventory. :D thank you.
I really hope this guy comes back. Love these style of documentaries
Right? pretty sad to see no uploads in 11 months
he chose life.
One of my favorite artic exploration stories/mysteries. Fanatic job, love the map's graphic style and how you showed everything you talked about with a graphic or photo. Loved this video. Subscribed
They made a lot of mistakes, some minor some major, that resulted in why none ever reached civilisation.
1) they took too much time to get to the strait.They reached the area near the strait in July, and by the end of august had still not reached the strait.Artic summers are very short and unlike in temperate places like england, the autumn period is very short and immediately becomes very cold, there is no lingering heat usually.They should have realised that by 26 th August they were too late to go through, and waited near the strait over winter, as the sea ice would have thickened and stretched rapidly as September came.
2) They didn’t check the cans properly, and chose foods that don’t necessarily do the best long term, their anti scurvy juice in the novel is suggested with fear by the surgeons to be weakening, because citric juices don’t last forever, especially not sealed.The cans were not perfect, and a fair few spoiled.
3) They didn’t bring enough experienced hunters.While there was game to be had, none of the men were experienced arctic hunters, and so even with plenty of guns and men, they failed to catch much game due to a lack of experience or knowledge how to.
4) When they got frozen in, they waited more then 2 years to finally abandon ship.This was bad as the food ran low, they got through vital supplies like ethanol, coal, water, etc that they could use to survive, the men got sicker from the illness, spoiled food, and scurvy.If they had gone during the first spring, they likely would have made it as they would all be much healthier, have much more food, and be better equipped with stuff like material for fires.
5) They chose to drag small boats filled with non essential stuff under the belief they could still make it and show off their findings, wearing down the men, slowing their progress and leaving less space for survival stuff.
Here is how I believe it happened:
1848, the men abandon the ships.Some stay on, and a few later come back when lost.
1850, the men reach King William Island, some by this point have actually gone off and joined inuit groups, much to the derision of their fellow men, which is why later european dna is found in inuit populations, dated from the time of the expedition going missing to 1859.
1851-4, some men have survived and made it to the mainland, however they are few and likely die, though not inconceivable they joined a inuit group having been content enough to live on the mainland and leave the arctic sea.
Perfect voice for such a fascinating story
love the lemmino style, I would definitely appreciate more of your videos!
Great video on an amazing subject, very impressed. Hope you cover other mysteries!
This such a well made documentary and has a very close resemblance to Lemmino's style of editing. Keep it up.
Great channel. Was scared it was no more.
Great retelling!! Thumbs up
Truly brilliant. I hope life is treating you well and there’s another late night story coming soon. Subscribed! Happy thanksgiving brother !
Outstanding digest of the Franklin Exposition. Oratory is spectacular and summary spot on! Thank you. Subscription confirmed!
Im simply blown away by the quality of this
Dude, they used tinned cans, sealed with lead solder to seal in an acidic, by nature, food. These tins were early and primitive. And they got stuck for a couple years. Those sailors were slowly poisoned over 46-47 and just lost it after they sailed into the worst winter in centuries
Incredibly well done video, narration, animation, content and presentation all superb.
I love this stuff, especially Arctic expeditions. Great work here!
Very well written and put together. Thank you.
Subbing now so I can say I was here before you get famous, because this is just quality man. Well done!
Damn being stranded in the arctic with lead poisoning is a rough way to go
I read a book about this when I was in 4th grade, all I could remember is lost expedition in Canada and this was a great explanation to what happen, great vid
Keep at it man. Loving it
Very interesting. I liked and subbed, not even 2 min into this first video. I could tell I was gonna like it and am glad the algorithm led me to your channel
This has to be one of the most fascinating historical events.
Excellent documentation of the Franklin expedition.
Holy cow I need more gripping stories like this. Consider me dazzled!
Excellent presentation. The maps were very helpful.
Very high quality content. Keep it up man.
Great Documentary, thanks!
Excellent, accounting for the most recent discoveries of the ships
Love the lemmino style, in art and in intriguing story.
Subbed
Fantastic video
This was an amazing video.
Good story telling, thanks brother. Subbed
Please do more videos on historic disappearances! I enjoyed this video and the fawcett video
Only Channel that can compete with Lemmino.
Amazing video
Would you consider posting more? I like your content a lot
What happened to your channel!!!??? You have a fantastic voice for this and were on your way to be extremely successful on here. Do you have another channel?
Great work
The slow, arduous demise of these poor buggers just breaks my heart.
You Sir, Earned your subscribe! Amazing content you got.
Brilliant video
Great video, excellent voice.
Great job, i subbed!
The sailors on the Terror were probably like “could we rename it to Happy Times?”
Great video. Hope you come back soon.
Hey, I just stumbled on this channel, If you read this, I like the content so far, I hope you make keep making content 👍
Excellent video.
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where did you get the graphics templates? I think lemmino uses the same ones
I've just discovered your channel, have watched everything! You have an excellent presentational and narrative style. More please!
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Wish this was a podcast!
Bruhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh why no more uploads :( such good content , will definitely blow up
Excellent video👏👏👏
i thought this was a lemmino video lol, amazing work.
Good Work
Odd, this was the last video this channel ever made.
I hope the guy is well
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I think the biggest mystery for me is why would Crozier abandon the ships? The only possible explanation is that they were damaged by ice but if they weren’t then the decision was baffling. The ships were perfect shelter for the crew, and if they were running out of food and water they could have sent small hunting parties out.
I just don’t understand why he excepted rowboats that weighted as much as cars, along with all the supplies to be dragged across gravel, and sand by starving men with lead poisoning, scurvy, tb, botulism etc. It seems like a death sentence. And the ships were damaged where they had to be abandoned, why not walk towards Backfish river on foot? I understand you want to row down but have each man carry some supplies and walk. It’s safer, faster, and as soon as you get to the river there is likely to be fish and game.
It’s just bothers me because I want to know why he thought this would work?
Have you read Woodman's book? He argues that that's exactly what Crozier did. Notice how the Victory Point note doesn't actually say they plan to follow Back's River up to Fort Resolution? That has always just been an assumption on the part of historians. And they didn't even mention it in the main body of the note, they just added it as a footnote under their signatures as if it wasn't important. Woodman thinks that they moved ashore for seasonal hunting and that a party of able-bodied men was sent south to the mouth of Back's River to go hunting. It was well-established as a bountiful hunting ground by previous expeditions. The crews could have then returned to the ships and sailed them further south as the location of their discovery strongly indicates.
Crozier probably abandoned the ships so that the men could hunt game more easily-if they wanted fresh meat to stave off scurvy staying on the ships would entail the 200+ mile down KWI to the Back River-and once game was caught this would have to be repeated back north, and then the party would have to cross the treacherous pack ice without losing supplies. It would make more sense to take supplies off the ships, make a large base on KWI, and then send a party of men south to get game while hoping the ice broke up in 1848-49.
great video
Very well done videos any plans to continue uploading @LateNightStories
Excellent narration voice
Name of painting at 7 minutes? I love Franklin expedition paintings. Need this one .
Any help appreciated
Ppl in those days were so much tougher. I can't imagine heading out to a frozen tundra like that with very basic foods to live on for like 2 or 3 years,no ports of call like in the Caribbean and other areas of the world,nothing really. Just you and your shipmates and your little wooden world...prison really.
How do you not have more subscribers?!?!
As one of Capt Francis Leopold McClintocks great granddaughters, I am puzzled as to why you didn't mention that he captained The Fox. Why not? You mentioned all the other captains of the rescue missions.
I understand ice covers where the ships are located but from the photos of the wrecks they look like they're in fairly shallow water. Couldn't their dark outlines be seen from the air?
The Victory Point note is disturbing in how the tone of the expedition changed so drastically between the first writing and the later writing written around the edge. It appears the period in between was when the cold, possibly botulism, lead poisoning, scurvy, all began to take their toll. I find it sad that the RN used lime juice which loses potency when German and Scandinavian sailors never had a scurvy problem thanks to sauerkraut that only gets stronger with time.
It's a fascinating theory in Dan Simmons' 'The Terror' in that Peglar as a senior sailor had possibly educated himself after decades at sea and so wrote in his own prose and code that others couldn't read. Sadly, Peglar was probably the only cipher that is long gone.