tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post8839650000473910179..comments2024-03-26T17:38:35.264+00:00Comments on Catherine Curzon: A Tale of Exploration, Adventure... and CannibalsCatherine Curzonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-15600020849867745482018-06-14T02:59:14.442+01:002018-06-14T02:59:14.442+01:00Interesting parallels with the circumstances of th...Interesting parallels with the circumstances of the killing of Captain Cook...Don Carletonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06977791775241034849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-72407200248577658162015-06-12T20:05:59.185+01:002015-06-12T20:05:59.185+01:00;-);-)Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-88921776879978741012015-06-12T20:05:28.794+01:002015-06-12T20:05:28.794+01:00He was promoted to lieutenant and continued his ca...He was promoted to lieutenant and continued his career, fading in the records!Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-28716929785994364542015-06-12T13:01:01.850+01:002015-06-12T13:01:01.850+01:00What a grisly story.What happened to Roux after hi...What a grisly story.What happened to Roux after his fateful voyage?Mari Christianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12711560864857308439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-36938712310656238762015-06-12T06:58:07.805+01:002015-06-12T06:58:07.805+01:00Ah, the smell of rotting colonialism in the mornin...Ah, the smell of rotting colonialism in the morning... :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01075948569937469621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-19657425707436900722014-06-12T09:44:18.027+01:002014-06-12T09:44:18.027+01:00Once the French were established on the island, it...Once the French were established on the island, it does seem as though they were pretty much *business as usual*; a little more cultural sensitivity would not have gone amiss, I suspect!Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-22874300503849867392014-06-12T07:21:01.718+01:002014-06-12T07:21:01.718+01:00Yes, you're right. It's a grissly tale all...Yes, you're right. It's a grissly tale all right! I had no idea the Maori were so aggressive (apart from that dance the start of the rugby, of course) but this is a tale symptomatic of the times in which the Imperialists plundered the world with little or no regard for the customs and rituals of established ancient cultures...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13224749329973110138noreply@blogger.com