James Cook — The Rest Is History Vault

First Episode Appearance: 380. Captain Cook: History’s Greatest Explorer (Part 1)22 Oct 2023
Last Episode Appearance: 381. Captain Cook: To the Ends of the Earth (Part 2)25 Oct 2023
Year Range: 1768 – 1779

The Rest Is History episodes about James Cook

380. Captain Cook: History’s Greatest Explorer (Part 1)Part 1
2023-10-22 • 1768 – 1779
From the Captain Cook: Voyages to the Ends of the Earth
The greatest sea explorer of all time, James Cook was born to a humble Yorkshire family, and first stood out for his talents as a cartographer for the Royal Navy in Newfoundland. He would go on to lea…
James Cook Joseph Banks Yorkshire Newfoundland British Empire Age of Discovery
381. Captain Cook: To the Ends of the Earth (Part 2)Part 2
2023-10-25 • 1768 – 1771
From the Captain Cook: Voyages to the Ends of the Earth
Cook has been sent by the Royal Navy to the Pacific to track the transit of Venus from Tahiti, but also with a second, secret mission: once he’s reached Tahiti, he will go on to search for the great s…
James Cook Joseph Banks Australia British Empire