In 1727 James Cook was born at Marton near Middlesbrough, then part of the North Riding, and spent his boyhood in the village of Great Ayton on the fringe of the North York Moors.

The Captain Cook Museum in Whitby reopens on Saturday February 7 at 10.30am, with a fascinating new exhibition that's not to be missed!

For some holidaymakers, cruises appeal for their round-the-clock attractions on huge vessels that can accommodate thousands ...

Long-overlooked documents housed at London’s Natural History Museum testify to the exchange of information between 18th-century European botanists and their Indigenous counterparts Donna Ferguson A ...

An item found in a Welsh loft in the 1960s, was valued at a staggering amount on the BBC hit show show ...

Frank Serpico was shot on 3 February 1971, after exposing corruption in the NYPD. The following year, the BBC reported on the ...

Antiques Roadshow guest was stunned when a rare 18th century item was estimated to be worth tens of thousands of pounds ...

Ken brought the Kenergy to Malibu when he was introduced by Mattel in 1961. And now, the toy company is sharing some ...

Still, the fancy persists, implanted like a microchip, ever since Erich von Däniken’s 1968 best-seller, “Chariots of the Gods ...

“Guard! Bring in the elimination hammer!” ...

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The best Valentine’s Day gifts for men are personalised, thoughtful, and exactly what your man ordered. While the romance and ...