A medal marking Captain James Cook's second voyage of discovery in 1772 has sold for £6,500 at auction. Captain Cook was sent as far south as possible to determine if there was any great southern ...

January 18: On his third and final voyage to the Pacific Ocean, British explorer Captain James Cook is the first European to visit the Hawai'ian Islands. He is welcomed by the islanders ...

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 ...

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 ...