THE FRANKLIN EXPEDITION · 032

In 1845, two of the most advanced ships in the world — HMS Erebus and HMS Terror — sailed from England with 129 men on a mission to conquer the Northwest Passage. They were never seen alive again.What followed was one of the greatest disasters in exploration history.Trapped in the merciless Arctic ice, the crew of the Franklin Expedition slowly succumbed to starvation, scurvy, lead poisoning, and unimaginable cold. They abandoned their ships and tried to walk to safety across the frozen wasteland — dragging lifeboats filled with silver cutlery and books while dying on their feet.In this chilling episode of Archive Vault Podcast, we examine:• The pride and technology of the British Empire’s best-equipped expedition• The final desperate march across the ice• Gruesome evidence of cannibalism confirmed by modern forensics• The recent discovery of the wrecks in 2014 and 2016A story of hubris, horror, and the unforgiving Arctic that still haunts us today.→ Subscribe and never miss an episode from the Vault.#ArchiveVaultPodcast#FranklinExpedition#LostExpedition#ArcticMystery#NorthwestPassage#FrozenHorror#FranklinShips#HistoryMystery