An excellent new book draws on Cook’s letters and notebooks to tell the story of his third and final trip. Cook was almost 50 when he set off on HMS Resolution in July 1776.Among the crew he ...

But the real significance of Cook's claim was borne out when the First Fleet arrived under Arthur Phillip in 1788. "That possession meant a hell of a lot in 1788 — that's when the really bad ...

The £500,000 project at the Captain Cook Birthplace Museum at Stewart Park in Middlesbrough was funded by an Arts Council grant. Galleries have been revamped and a new exhibition set up.