Sir Michael Palin and Dan Snow explore the storied history of HMS Terror and Erebus, two bomb ships that were repurposed for polar exploration in the 19th century ...

A few years ago, along with a bunch of other folks, I became mildly obsessed with the AMC series The Terror, which follows two 19th century British ships attempting to navigate the Northwest Passage.

It was discovered in 1841 during an expedition led by Sir James Clark Ross, who named it after one of his ships, the H.M.S. Erebus, which had in turn been named after the Greek god of primeval ...

25th April 1848 HMShips Terror and Erebus were deserted on the 22nd April 5 leagues NNW of this having been beset since 12th Sept 1846. The officers and crews ...