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Cambridge University to return Aboriginal spears stolen by Captain James Cook 250 years ago
The Independent UK via AOL· 1 year agoFour Indigenous spears that were taken by British explorer Captain James Cook in 1770 during his...
Captain Cook statue sawn off and Queen Victoria monument vandalised on eve of Australia Day
The Independent via Yahoo News· 4 months agoA century-old statue of Captain James Cook has been sawn off at the ankles and another of Queen...
Captain James Cook and the controversial legacy of Western exploration
CBS News via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThe British explorer who sailed the uncharted Pacific Ocean in the 1700s, and who was killed in...
‘The Wide Wide Sea’ Review: The End of Capt. Cook
The Wall Street Journal· 2 months agoBOOKSHELF In March 1779, as the American colonies were locked in their bitter struggle for independence from England, Benjamin Franklin—then in Paris to...
Is a shipwreck off the Rhode Island coast Captain Cook’s long-lost vessel?
The Independent via Yahoo News· 6 months agoA shipwreck off the coast of Rhode Island is the long-lost ship of British explorer Captain James...
Captain Cook statue sawn off at the ankles in Australia Day anti-colonial protests
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 4 months agoActivists in Australia have toppled a statue of Capt James Cook and daubed a statue of Queen...
Captain Cook and Queen Victoria monuments defaced before Australia Day protests
The Independent via Yahoo News· 4 months agoA statue of British explorer Captain James Cook in Melbourne was sawn off by the ankles and...
Aboriginal spears returned to Australia after 250 years in ‘momentous occasion’
CNN via Yahoo News· 2 months agoA British university has given back four spears taken more than 250 years ago from an aboriginal...
New discoveries suggest Rhode Island shipwreck is Captain Cook's long-lost vessel after battle over...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 6 months agoIn this file photo, the Endeavour, a replica of Captain James Cook's ship of discovery, lies at...
Book excerpt: "The Wide Wide Sea" by Hampton Sides
CBS News via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThe bestselling author of "Ghost Soldiers," "In the Kingdom of Ice" and "On Desperate Ground," returns with the story of Captain James Cook, and an...