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Thirty-eight initial discussion topics are presented where the understanding of the history of the lost expedition might be improved

• Introduction.
• Figures.
• 1. The condition of HMS Erebus (New Data).
• 2. The condition of HMS Terror (New Data).
• 3. Significance of the propeller position of HMS Terror (New Data).
• 4. Significance of the broken masts of HMS Terror (New Data).
• 5. The possessions of Fredrick Hornby, Mate, HMS Terror (New Data).
• 6. Weighing the Inuit Testimonies (New Data).
• 7. The ship that ‘died’ twice (New Data).
• 8. The poisoning of Charles Francis Hall.
• 9. First encounters with the Inuit.
• 10. Implications of the ‘All Well’ message.
• 11. The most elaborate of the Franklin graves.
• 12. What happened in 1847?
• 13. The grave at Crozier’s Landing.
• 14. The two iron boat knees found at Crozier’s Landing.
• 15. The failure of the 1848 retreat.
• 16. Officers silver ware that was returned from the 1848 retreat.
• 17. The missing boats.
• 18. When was Erebus released?
• 19. A deserted ship with dead bodies inside.
• 20. A fight with Indians.
• 21. Did any of Franklin’s men reach Fury Beach?
• 22. How far could the crews of Erebus and Terror see?
• 23. What precipitated the 1850 retreat?
• 24. The death march of 1850.
• 25. The 1853 march of HMS Investigator’s crew.
• 26. The testimony of the ‘Black Men; reconsidered.
• 27. A little spoon with a big story.
• 28. Inuit descriptions of some of the Franklin men.
• 29. The fireplace trail, western campsites and the last hunters.
• 30. The 1854 report of Dr. John Rae.
• 31. Relics seen by the Anderson expedition of 1855 in Chantry Inlet.
• 32. The unreported boat masts seen by some of the Anderson expedition.
• 33. The lost scientific specimens and records.
• 34. The looted cairns.
• 35. Speculation on the death of Lieutenant Graham Gore.
• 36. Status of the history of the lost Franklin expedition of 1845 (New Data).
• 37. Amundsen’s 1904 meeting with a bearded Inut (New Data).
• 38. Captain Larsen’s view on the burial of Sir John Franklin (New Data).
• Acknowledgements.
• References.

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