129 men vanished. Only bones remained. #franklinexpedition #history

In 1845, two British warships set out to conquer the Arctic—and simply disappeared. The Franklin Expedition was the pride of the Royal Navy: 129 men, two reinforced ships, and enough food to last years. But no one returned. For decades, search parties found only graves, skeletons in uniform, and disturbing Inuit accounts that British officers had resorted to cannibalism. Modern archaeologists uncovered more: lead poisoning, sealed food tins, and abandoned boats filled with corpses. Then, in 2014 and 2016, both HMS Erebus and Terror were discovered beneath the ice—eerily preserved. Yet even now, much of the mystery remains. Explore one of history’s coldest, darkest, and most haunting disappearances. #FranklinExpedition #ArcticMystery #LostShips References • Parks Canada underwater archaeology reports • National Geographic: Franklin Expedition coverage • Owen Beattie & John Geiger, Frozen in Time