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Endeavour comes up on The Rest Is History, with transcript quotes, timestamps, and episode context.

Endeavour appears 1 time across 1 podcast episode on 1 show, with transcript quotes and timestamps.

“Endeavour, obviously, is perfect. I mean, it's expressive of everything that not just the expedition, but Cook personally embodies.”

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380. Captain Cook: History’s Greatest Explorer (Part 1) on The Rest Is History
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The host discusses Captain James Cook's expedition to observe the transit of Venus, highlighting the significance of the ship Endeavour in this historical context. Nicholas Thomas's book is mentioned to emphasize the importance of the ship's name and its representation of Cook's character and mission.

Endeavour most often appears in conversations about Captain Cook's voyages.

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The host discusses Captain James Cook's expedition to observe the transit of Venus, highlighting the significance of the ship Endeavour in this historical context. Nicholas Thomas's book is mentioned to emphasize the importance of the ship's name and its representation of Cook's character and mission.

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380. Captain Cook: History’s Greatest Explorer (Part 1) on The Rest Is History is one of the clearest indexed episodes that mentioned Endeavour. The first indexed transcript timestamp lands at 29:14.

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The host discusses Captain James Cook's expedition to observe the transit of Venus, highlighting the significance of the ship Endeavour in this historical context. Nicholas Thomas's book is mentioned to emphasize the importance of the ship's name and its representation of Cook's character and mission. It most often appears in conversations about Captain Cook's voyages.

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380. Captain Cook: History’s Greatest Explorer (Part 1) artwork
The Rest Is HistoryOct 22, 2023
380. Captain Cook: History’s Greatest Explorer (Part 1)
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“Nicholas Thomas, in his wonderful book, points out that the ship could just as easily have been called the racehorse or even the carcass.”

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Key quote: “Endeavour, obviously, is perfect. I mean, it's expressive of everything that not just the expedition, but Cook personally embodies.”
The host discusses Captain James Cook's expedition to observe the transit of Venus, highlighting the significance of the ship Endeavour in this historical context. Nicholas Thomas's book is mentioned to emphasize the importance of the ship's name and its representation of Cook's character and mission.