Re. Franklin, I was initially of the same mind as RossCampbell, but didn't like to say (not being sure). Wasn't there a Television programme some ten years back, perhaps prompted by the discovery of the remains of some of his crew? It seems there had been lead-poisoning, a consequence of the preservation of foods by "canning".
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