Episode 144 - Life on ice: Sir Ernest Shackleton and the blue plaque polar explorers
The English Heritage Podcast
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John Ray was a contemporary survivalist, yes, expert. He didn't get his blue plac until 20 11 - partly because he did get into a sor of bad odour for this. His ancestral home is currently being restored by a trust that's been set up in his name. And it must also be said that thet in terms of blue plates, we do like to commemorate quite good connections between person and building. But yos, i can kind of understand why he came back to deliver the news instead. I feel sorry for john ray, really.
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