On 14 February 1779, British explorer Captain James Cook was violently killed as he attempted to kidnap Kalaniʻōpuʻu, the ruling chief of the island of Hawaii, after the native Hawaiians had …

Captain James Cook FRS (7 November [O.S. 27 October] 1728 – 14 February 1779) was a British explorer, cartographer, and naval officer famous for his three voyages between 1768 …

Oct 11, 2013 · Captain Cook’s outsized life was enshrined in a miniscule memento. Kealakekua Bay is a verdant cove on the Kona Coast of Hawai’i, its electric blue waters teeming with sea …

Aug 12, 2021 · Cook’s body was disemboweled and then baked in order for the flesh to be removed. His bones were then cleaned and properly preserved. Some of the Captain’s …

Feb 14, 2021 · Somebody threw a rock and moments later the Captain was dead. Then his body was put in an earth oven, an ancient ritual to let the flesh fall away to get to the essence of …

Jul 6, 2002 · When Captain Cook was killed on Hawaii’s Kealakekua beach in 1779, his assailants made off with his corpse. A few days later, a native priest returned Cook’s butchered body to …

Apr 1, 2024 · In the fighting that ensued, Cook, four of his men, and as many as thirty Hawaiians were killed. As was customary on the island, Cook’s body was burned.

Cook's body underwent funerary rituals similar to those reserved for the chiefs and highest elders of the society. The body was disembowelled, flesh was removed and his bones were carefully …

When Captain Cook landed in New Zealand he encountered the native Maori with face tattoos. His crew were so impressed by these tattoos they wanted some for themselves. They copied …

Feb 16, 2024 · “The stroke seemed to have stunned Captain Cook: he staggered a few paces, then fell on his hand and one knee, and dropped his musket. As he was rising, and before he …