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.

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 ...

The Endeavour is currently moored in Whitby harbour, near where Captain James Cook was born and where ... £28m after business buoyed by Netflix documentary Jimmy Carter, the 39th president ...

Plans to remove explorer Captain James Cook's name from a shopping centre near where he was born are being reviewed after the local council said the announcement had been made "prematurely".