Speaker: Peter Atkinson
Peter Atkinson was born and raised on Teesside in northeastern England. He studied geography at the University of Birmingham and spent his working life as a market research consultant in London and Toronto, where he now lives. His interests include history, art, photography, cricket and his seven grandchildren.
The core of the presentation is the round-the-world voyage of discovery (1768-1771) made by James Cook on HMS Endeavour. We shall also look at the careers of Cook and Endeavour before and after their voyage together. Endeavour began life as a collier; later she was a supply ship for the Falklands Islands, a troop carrier and a prison ship. Before being assigned to Endeavour, Cook had a significant role in the Seven Years’ War. Afterwards, he made two more voyages of discovery across the Pacific, dying on the second during a conflict with Indigenous people on Hawaii.
04 Nov 2026
2:15 pm
Via Zoom