The latest in the Greatest Britons series by Louise Scott looks at the life of Captain James Cook.
Early Life
James Cook was born in the village of Marton, in the (then) North Riding of Yorkshire on 27th October 1728. He was the son of Scotsman James Cook, who was a farm worker, and his mother was [...]
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