<P> The Frozen Deep was performed as a benefit organized by Dickens and attended by Queen Victoria, Prince Albert, and Emperor Leopold II of Belgium, among others, to fund a memorial to the Franklin Expedition . (Dr. Rae himself was Scots). </P> <P> Rae's respect for the Inuit and his refusal to scapegoat them in the Franklin affair arguably harmed his career . Lady Franklin's campaign to glorify the dead of her husband's expedition, aided and abetted by Dickens, resulted in his being more or less shunned by the British establishment . Although it was not Franklin but Rae who in 1848 discovered the last link in the much - sought - after Northwest Passage, Rae was never awarded a knighthood and died in obscurity in London . (In comparison fellow Scot and contemporary explorer David Livingstone was knighted and buried with full imperial honors in Westminster Abbey). However, modern historians have confirmed Rae's discovery of the Northwest Passage and the accuracy of his report on cannibalism among Franklin's crew . Canadian author Ken McGoogan, a specialist on Arctic exploration, states that Rae's willingness to learn and adopt the ways of indigenous Arctic peoples made him stand out as the foremost specialist of his time in cold - climate survival and travel . Rae's respect for Inuit customs, traditions, and skills was contrary to the prejudiced belief of many 19th - century Europeans that native peoples had no valuable technical knowledge or information to impart . </P> <P> In July 2004, Orkney and Shetland MP Alistair Carmichael introduced into the UK Parliament a motion proposing that the House "regrets that Dr Rae was never awarded the public recognition that was his due". In March 2009 Carmichael introduced a further motion urging Parliament to formally state it "regrets that memorials to Sir John Franklin outside the Admiralty headquarters and inside Westminster Abbey still inaccurately describe Franklin as the first to discover the (North West) passage, and calls on the Ministry of Defence and the Abbey authorities to take the necessary steps to clarify the true position ." </P> <P> Dickens's racism, like that of many Englishmen, became markedly worse after the Sepoy Rebellion of 1857 in India . </P>

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