His name is synonymous with Whitby and he became a household name after embarking on voyages to New Zealand, Australia and ...

Voyaging Into The Ice, by museum volunteer Dennis Buck, takes a look at the sailors who have dared to journey to the Arctic ...

Literature enthusiasts will know Whitby as the former residence of famed explorer Captain James Cook, whose name inspired Peter Pan's arch nemesis, Captain Hook. Harry Potter fans may recognise ...

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.

(Video image: Omai (Mai), Sir Joseph Banks and Daniel Charles Solander, by William Parry © National Portrait Gallery, London / National Museum Cardiff / Captain Cook ...