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.

The first encounters between the native peoples of Canada and the Europeans took place on the East Coast, and it wasn't until many years later that natives on the West Coast began meeting the ...

Plans to remove explorer Captain James Cook's name from a shopping centre near where he was born are being reviewed after the local council said the announcement had been made "prematurely".