London in History

Olaf Tryggvason, king of Norway, and Sweyn, king of Denmark, attack London

Concludes a commercial Treaty with Henry III

Newnes stipulated that Borchgrevinks expedition must sail under the British flag, and be styled the British Antarctic Expedition. Borchgrevink readily agreed to this, even though only two of the entire expedition party were British

Newnes stipulated that Borchgrevinks expedition must sail under the British flag, and be styled the British Antarctic Expedition. Borchgrevink readily agreed to this, even though only two of the entire expedition party were British

Barrier's surface.

It also pioneered the use of dogs and sledges in Antarctic travel. Borchgrevink purchases the whaling ship Pollux, renamed her Southern Cross, and had her fitted out for Antarctic service, the Southern Cross sails from London

The Southern Cross Expedition, officially known as the British Antarctic Expedition 1898-1900, was the first British venture of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration, and the forerunner of the more celebrated journeys of Robert Falcon Scott and Ernest Shackleton.

The brainchild of the Norwegian-born, half-British explorer and schoolmaster Carsten Borchgrevink, it was the first expedition to over-winter on the Antarctic mainland, the first to visit the Great Ice Barrier since James Clark Ross in 1839-43, and the first to effect a landing on the

The Southern Cross left London on 23 August 1898, after inspection by HRH the Duke of York (the future King George V), who presented a Union Flag

Gran provides Norwegian skiing expertise for expedition members preparing for Antarctic travel.

Gran joins as ski expert, adding Norwegian skiing experience to an expedition that expects extensive travel over snow and ice.

Haakon VII & his Cabinet escape to London after the capitulation of Norway