Art: Captain Pablo’s Voyages (See Cover) 19 minute read. TIME. June 26, 1950 12:00 AM GMT-4. O nce long ago, Pablo Picasso warned an inquisitive American lady not to “ask questions of the man ...

The bestselling author of "Ghost Soldiers," "In the Kingdom of Ice" and "On Desperate Ground," returns with the story of Captain James Cook, and an account of his final, fatal voyage of exploration.

Ahead of Captain Cook's voyage to Antarctica, 2,000 brass medals were minted to hand out to local inhabitants. One is coming to auction. Special editions in gold and silver were also minted.

A look at the intrepid sailors of Whitby from Cook to Scoresby will feature in a forthcoming talk at Whitby’s Captain Cook Memorial Museum.

The voyages of Captain James Cook delivered new and exciting scientific and geographical discoveries to the western world. "Natural Curiosities", such as rocks, plants and animals were obviously ...

The controversial legacy of Captain James Cook 06:18. On the Big Island of Hawaii, where the waves roll into Kealakekua Bay, a white obelisk 27 feet tall looms over the shoreline.

Cook had made two world voyages by the time the book opens. He was a celebrity, having “risen from virtually nothing.” At sea, he’d bucked the Royal Navy’s tradition of violence and cruelty.

A mayor has called for a recently vandalised statue of Captain Cook to be taken down because it is a symbol 'of colonial oppression'. Local police are investigating after the 114-year-old statue ...

On Valentine’s Day, 1779, Captain James Cook invited Hawaii’s King Kalani‘ōpu‘u to visit his ship, the Resolution. Cook and the King were on friendly terms, but, on this particular day ...