Captain Cook died at Kealakokua Bay on the Big Island. You can go to the spot and there is a memorial. BUT the most interesting fact is that that small piece of land was deeded to the United Kingdom and remains the only piece of sovereign British territory within the United States! Please tell Lord Sandwich as he might be pleased to know this! We visited there a few years ago and it is a beautiful and quiet spot with great snorkeling adjacent in the coral reef. Thank you all for the great tours and we can’t wait to get over to Mapperton when travel is more favorable.
Julie, I love your series & listening to your father in law. I know you're excited as well, but please let him speak without interruption. His voice isn't as loud as yours...Florida
I absolutely loved that bit of history. I always thought Cpt. Cook was a fictional character. Kudos to The Earl for his knowledge about his family history. These vlog will become PRICELESS. I hope you’re saving them in the cloud & on a Zip drive.
You are so funny it Rapa Nui part of the Polynesia! Henry & Oliver Cromwell is my 10 11 GGF! Yes Hinchingbrooke was important to us too. Thanks for keeping our family home safe! Elenor Elizabeth Montagu is my 11th Great Grandmother who married George Tyrrell! I am so grateful for my cousins taking care and keeping our history alive and well. Cook is on Kauai! I am a natave Hawaiian with a lot of stories coming from my Trowbridge Standhope too much to say. I love your excitement cuz!
Wow who would have thought of the link to James Cook and the Montagu’s, having been born here in Australia Cook played a big part in the development of our country and a lot of the east coast of our continent owes a lot to Captain Cook. Thank you once again for such a most wonderful episode, sitting here in our lounge room where it is sweltering and watching history unfold with you most incredible family history. The history stored at Mapperton House should be preserved. We managed to get not the UK Archives to look and read the 1st Journals. Many thanks have a most wonderful day cheers the Johnsons Noosa Queensland
Love the Navel history and especially Captain Cook. I’ve always loved old navy movies and based on some facts. So enjoy the history they tell and love the pictures!
A very interesting and informative video. Great to see Lord Sandwich in a video too. Julie, you are surrounded by so much history there at Mapperton and your enthusiasm is a delight. You are a great presenter and I think many people will relish seeing history presented in this manner and feel more engaged than they ever were in the classroom. Keep up the good work... 😎👍
These videos are so interesting, informative and captivating. It is extra special that a descendant of the people who put this exploration into motion is here telling the story. How handsome is the Earl with his sport coat and flower? We need more gentlemen in this world! I could just tire him and his wife with wanting to hear all that they know. Julie, thank you for your American enthusiasm. We have such an innate excitement for telling a story and wanting to get the details correct. I hope that you all as a family decide to continue these little films even after we are past lockdown restrictions. It could be a wonderful untapped revenue for you. I watch Stephanie Jarvis on her Chateau Diaries channel faithfully and it has paid off for her estate beyond her wildest dreams. Thank You!
Yes, there is a memorial to Captain Cook's death on Hawaii. Initially there was a temporary memorial of a palm tree either broken by a cannonball, or with the cannonball embedded in it. Damage incurred during the battle. Later the British erected a beautiful permanent memorial which stands to this day in a small, but beautiful little bay which has the best snorkeling on the big island of Hawaii. You can only access it by about an hours hike downhill (1.5 hours back uphill) or by boat. It is called Cook's Bay also Kealakekua Bay, so he is remembered there. My husband and I hiked down and spent the day enjoying the lovely site and the marine life.
I'm sorry that in Australia it is difficult to watch live due to the time difference but I thoroughly enjoy your videos. During your discussion of Captain Cook someone from Australia mentioned 'Cook's Cottage' in Fitzroy Gardens, Melbourne. It is probably a bit misleading to all of us that Melbourne claims that this was 'Cook's Cottage' as the building/house had actually belonged to his parents and they had lived in it in Yorkshire after he had left home and set out in the world. He may have visited his parents, however. The cottage had been due for demolition in Yorkshire due to road widening and an Australian millionaire bought it and gave it to the people of Melbourne in 1934, having it shipped in pieces (ie. individual stones) to Australia. It is also ironic that the cottage is in Melbourne as James Cook was never even near Melbourne, having first sighted land half way up the coast of New South Wales, which is what he named the whole of the Eastern side of the continent.
What a fabulous tour. Julie you do a spectacular job at keeping things moving along and helping to frame historical events for those of us whose knowledge of history might be lacking. I wonder if it would be possible to do some that move more slowly. There is so much in that wonderful house, one room (or a single book lol) could easily take an entire episode. Fascinating.
Sorry I missed you ! Watched it after the fact . Watched from North Carolina . Hope it's not to forward of me to say - Your Father in Law and Mother in Law / seem like such sweet people
Such a treat! Always delightful. Julie, always charming and lovely. This was live chat I assume. I'm Very not okay with critical Comments. However, there is a suggestion that I find valid. As you rewatch this, I would engage with the audience, eye contact be at the very start. Greetings to people seem distracting. Though I didn't hear this in entirety, It was full of wonder and History. The Cell phone looking down as welcome... I think a general "Grateful to all watching us🤗 from across the globe" would be more on target. Much love to you. Gratitude. I'm so proud of you. REALLY, you stay the course and add much beauty to this very tumultuous world.
Hi Julie and The Earl of Sandwich. I had full intentions of viewing live, which I love because I can interact with you and your family. I was distracted because the water is shut off for repairs. Still awaiting a shower. LOL. See you next Tuesday live. xoxoxo. Watching the replay and loving it as always.
I lived in Hawaii 8 years. Captain Cook is always talked about! I didn’t know it use to be called Sandwich Islands. He is know as the guy who brought disease unfortunately. The natives still don’t like him.
That’s one version of Cook’s death. The other is that Cook tried to kidnap the native chief to get a boat back and the natives didn’t take kindly to that.
Hi from Reading, Berkshire! My mum and I missed this one so we've had to catch up. Very interesting history here, wish I could have a history class based on your family! Would be more interesting than communist Russia right now😂 -Joanne and Denise ❤
it is a shame that you have to beg to keep your house perhaps you have to work like all of us or sell the house when it is to expensive! is this British nobility?
You mean sell it to the National Trust and have non-family members and strangers run the tours to keep it a viable part of English heritage? No thanks. I would rather hear a tour from the earl himself. And if you had done a little research, you would know that the family do work hard to make this a business. Have you not watched the videos of all their business projects? Also Julie learned yoga and now is a renowned yoga instructor and entrepreneur. Luke was in the film business when he was not deathly ill. The earl was a government worker in Parliament before retirement, and his wife has done work of national and international importance based on her own merit and abilities. But like a lot of museums and similar businesses affected by the COVID pandemic, they also rely on donations. They use their own money to fund the meals cooked in their own kitchens that they gave away to neighbors in need during the pandemic. They live on their own money at their own house in London, but the upkeep of this historical site comes from the public. I don't see anything wrong with the family being the caretakers of this place. In fact, they are probably the best people to do the most good by the place. It's your opinion that they have to "beg" but if you've ever seen fundraising drives on television, it is the same thing. Personally, I find it refreshing that they don't presume upon their titles. While all four of them have the right to be called Lord and Lady, I've heard all the workers in these videos just call them Luke, Julie, and Caroline. I haven't heard a worker address the earl yet but Julie did just call him John in this video.
