‘francis led franklin’s doomed expedition’

W hilst the sun makes its way south ...

Further to Dr Mike Esbester’s article “The Reign of the Railway” in the October issue, may I add another angle to the fascinating story of our railways and what they can tell us about family history –

EXPLORING THE MOST REMOTE REACHES OF SOUTH AMERICA REVEALS LOST BRITISH HISTORIES AND CONNECTS COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE ATLANTIC

Tennyson’s embrace of science and catastrophe theory

Our pick of the latest military history books

Celebrating 100 years of the BBC Shipping Forecast, Jane Russell takes us on a series of coastal cruises through the forecast sea areas, exploring some of the special places on offer in each of them