The first encounters between the native peoples of Canada and the Europeans took place on the East Coast, and it wasn't until many years later that natives on the West Coast began meeting the ...

Series editor John Farren writes: In the late 18th century Captain James Cook led three great voyages of discovery which would push the borders of the British Empire to the ends of the earth.

Halcyon leucocephala, grey-headed kingfisher. Annotated watercolour painting by Georg Forster, made during James Cook’s second voyage to explore the southern seas, 1772-75. Captain James Cook's ...

James Cook, 29 April 1770 This is the moment, 250 years ago, that two worlds collided. In a hostile encounter, British explorer Captain James Cook stepped off HMS Endeavour and onto the ...

Based on Captain James Cook's three voyages. It was on his first voyage, in 1770 (while in the South Pacific region to observe the transit of Venus), that Captain Cook discovered the east coast of ...

Middlesbrough Council say discussions are "ongoing" for the Captain Cook Birthplace Museum. The statue in Sydney has been splashed with red paint and had its nose and hand removed. The rare item ...

On the anniversary of Captain Cook’s first voyage to Australia, we consider the history of exploration through four objects including a map of sea monsters and a robot used for navigation ...