History

The great voyages and expeditions of exploration, told carefully and with the evidence behind them.

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History · Ages 11–15The Magellan–Elcano expedition and the first voyage around the worldWhat happened on the 1519–1522 voyage that first sailed around the world, the fate of each of its five ships, and why Magellan himself never came home.History · Ages 11–15Amundsen, Scott and the race to the South PoleHow Roald Amundsen and Robert Falcon Scott raced to the South Pole in 1911–12, why the Norwegian team won, and what went wrong on the British return march.