Franklin medal for sale as wreck is discovered

169 years after Franklin’s ill-fated 1845-48 attempt to find the western exit to the Northwest Passage, his Third Officer's Arctic Medal has come up for sale just as the Canadian government has announced that one of Franklin’s ships has been located.

"Whatever happens is the will of God. I hope you do not think me so weak as to labour under any pres…

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