Catherine Curzon

Today we take to the seas for a little exploring in the company of William Smith, an explorer and adventurer from Northumberland. On this d...

We have met Captain Cook several times here at the salon. Here we have read of his trips to Botany Bay and Possession Island , learnt the s...

We have met Captain James Cook on a couple of occasions in the past, sharing the landing at Botany Bay and witnessing his murder after a d...

Charles Floyd (Kentucky, America, 1782 – Iowa, America, 20th August 1804)  In May 1804, the famed Corps of Discovery Expedition set out to...

Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne (St Malo, France, baptised 22nd May 1724 - Tacoury's Cove, Bay of Islands, New Zealand, 12th June 1772) ...

As the nights draw in and the temperatures drop lower, we bank up the fires here at Henrietta Street and tells tales of warmer climes. We sp...