Stephen Haddelsey

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Stephen Haddelsey FRGS FRHS is a British author and historian specializing in Antarctic exploration. He earned his doctorate degree at the University of East Anglia, of which he is an Honorary Research Fellow.[1] He is a fellow of both the Royal Geographical Society and the Royal Historical Society.[2] Since 2015 he has worked at the University of Lincoln.[3][4]

Early writings[edit]

Haddelsey's first book was a critical reappraisal of the novels of the nineteenth century Anglo-Irish writer Charles Lever (1806–72), published in 2000 under the title Charles Lever: The Lost Victorian.

Antarctic research[edit]

Haddelsey is the author of several books on the history of British and Commonwealth Antarctic exploration, including biographies of Frank Bickerton, mechanical engineer on the Australasian Antarctic Expedition of 1911-14 and Joseph Russell Stenhouse, who commanded the Aurora on the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1914–17. Haddelsey is a distant relative of Frank Bickerton.[4] More recently, Haddelsey has focused on "post-Heroic" expeditions, including Operation Tabarin and the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1955-58 led by Sir Vivian Fuchs. He has edited and introduced Andrew Taylor's Two Years Below the Horn: A Personal Memoir of Operation Tabarin, which was published by The Erskine Press in 2017.

He is also a contributor to the Polar Record (Cambridge University Press).

Awards[edit]

In 2016, Operation Tabarin: Britain's Secret Wartime Expedition to Antarctica, 1944-46 was awarded the Manitoba Day Award, "which recognizes users of archives who have completed an original work of excellence which contributes to the understanding of Manitoba history".[5]

Partial bibliography[edit]

  • Operation Tabarin: Britain's Secret Wartime Expedition to Antarctica, 1944-46 (The History Press, 2014) - With Alan Carroll
  • Shackleton's Dream: Fuchs, Hillary & the Crossing of Antarctica (The History Press, 2012)
  • Ice Captain: The Life of J.R. Stenhouse (Sutton Publishing, 2008)
  • Born Adventurer: The Life of Frank Bickerton, Antarctic Pioneer (Sutton Publishing, 2005)
  • Charles Lever: The Lost Victorian (Colin Smythe Ltd, 2000)
  • Icy Graves: Exploration and Death in the Antarctic (The History Press, 2018)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Stephen Haddelsey". University of East Anglia.
  2. ^ "Fellows of the Royal Historical Society (H)" (PDF). 22 February 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Dr Stephen Haddelsey". University of Lincoln. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  4. ^ a b Armitstead, Claire (14 October 2018). "How the 'blues' of polar heroes throws light on Sad syndrome". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Martynowych & McCallum win Manitoba Day Awards" (Press release). University of Manitoba Press. 30 March 2016.