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The death of Captain Cook
In February 1779 the great British explorer Captain Cook was beaten to death in Hawaii.
For several weeks, he and his men had been staying quite peacefully on the island. So what happened to change his relationship with the local people?
Simon Watts looks back on Captain Cook's last days.
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