Peter Moore in conversation with Clare Wright

The Enlightenment was an age of endeavours. As Britain was consumed by the impulse for grand projects, in 1768 the Royal Navy bought a Whitby collier for an expedition to the South Seas. No one could have guessed she would become the most significant ship in the history of British exploration. Her name was Endeavour. Historian and writer Peter Moore’s book, Endeavour: The Ship and the Attitude that Changed the World, presents a vivid biography of the most significant ship in the history of British exploration. In conversation with historian and broadcaster Clare Wright.

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