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Whitby Abbey was founded in 657 AD by King Oswiu, as an act of thanksgiving, after defeating Penda, the pagan king of Mercia. The abbey became the leading royal nunnery of the kingdom of Deira, and the burial-place of its royal family. In 664, the Synod of Whitby took place, which determined the calculation of the Christian date of Easter, according to which Easter always falls on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the beginning of spring on March 21st. This rule for the movable holiday prevailed throughout Europe and is still in force today. When Henry VIII dissolved the monasteries and the abbey here surrendered in 1539. By then the town that had developed had between 20 and 30 houses and a population of about 200. The city was the training ground for Britain's most important seafarer, James Cook. His monument overlooks the city's harbor.

Whitby Abbey was founded in 657 AD by King Oswiu, as an act of thanksgiving, after defeating Penda, the pagan king of Mercia. The abbey became the leading royal nunnery of the kingdom of Deira, and the burial-place of its royal family. In 664, the Synod of Whitby took place, which determined the calculation of the Christian date of Easter, according to which Easter always falls on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the beginning of spring on March 21st. This rule for the movable holiday prevailed throughout Europe and is still in force today. When Henry VIII dissolved the monasteries and the abbey here surrendered in 1539. By then the town that had developed had between 20 and 30 houses and a population of about 200. The city was the training ground for Britain's most important seafarer, James Cook. His monument overlooks the city's harbor. All waiting for the bus to come

Whitby Abbey was founded in 657 AD by King Oswiu, as an act of thanksgiving, after defeating Penda, the pagan king of Mercia. The abbey became the leading royal nunnery of the kingdom of Deira, and the burial-place of its royal family. In 664, the Synod of Whitby took place, which determined the calculation of the Christian date of Easter, according to which Easter always falls on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the beginning of spring on March 21st. This rule for the movable holiday prevailed throughout Europe and is still in force today. When Henry VIII dissolved the monasteries and the abbey here surrendered in 1539. By then the town that had developed had between 20 and 30 houses and a population of about 200. The city was the training ground for Britain's most important seafarer, James Cook. His monument overlooks the city's harbor. The Old Town Hall, built in the neoclassical style, measures 10 m in length and 8.2 m in width and was furnished with a clock at the expense of the town. The building has an open ground floor with the upper floor supported by columns. This allowed the undercroft to be used for market trading. The upper floor, accessed by a spiral staircase in the centre of the lower floor, is where the courts used to meet.

Whitby Abbey was founded in 657 AD by King Oswiu, as an act of thanksgiving, after defeating Penda, the pagan king of Mercia. The abbey became the leading royal nunnery of the kingdom of Deira, and the burial-place of its royal family. In 664, the Synod of Whitby took place, which determined the calculation of the Christian date of Easter, according to which Easter always falls on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the beginning of spring on March 21st. This rule for the movable holiday prevailed throughout Europe and is still in force today. When Henry VIII dissolved the monasteries and the abbey here surrendered in 1539. By then the town that had developed had between 20 and 30 houses and a population of about 200. The city was the training ground for Britain's most important seafarer, James Cook. His monument overlooks the city's harbor. This pub is named after the HMS Endeavour a Royal Navy exploration ship that James Cook led on his first voyage of discovery to Tahiti, New Zealand and Australia from 1768 to 1771. The HMS Endeavour was a British Royal Navy exploration ship that Lieutenant James Cook led on his first voyage of discovery to Tahiti, New Zealand and Australia from 1768 to 1771. The ship was built here in 1764 as the coal ship Earl of Pembroke. It was purchased by the Navy in 1768 for Cook´s scientific mission to the Pacific and got renamed.

Whitby Abbey was founded in 657 AD by King Oswiu, as an act of thanksgiving, after defeating Penda, the pagan king of Mercia. The abbey became the leading royal nunnery of the kingdom of Deira, and the burial-place of its royal family. In 664, the Synod of Whitby took place, which determined the calculation of the Christian date of Easter, according to which Easter always falls on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the beginning of spring on March 21st. This rule for the movable holiday prevailed throughout Europe and is still in force today. When Henry VIII dissolved the monasteries and the abbey here surrendered in 1539. By then the town that had developed had between 20 and 30 houses and a population of about 200. The city was the training ground for Britain's most important seafarer, James Cook. The ships for his numerous sea voyages were built here, and the important South Seas voyage of 1768 also began here. Cook used the sturdy ships built here based on Norwegian models, for all of his South Seas voyages. His monument overlooks the city's harbor. Such funfairs are a must for all English coastal towns.

Whitby Abbey was founded in 657 AD by King Oswiu, as an act of thanksgiving, after defeating Penda, the pagan king of Mercia. The abbey became the leading royal nunnery of the kingdom of Deira, and the burial-place of its royal family. In 664, the Synod of Whitby took place, which determined the calculation of the Christian date of Easter, according to which Easter always falls on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the beginning of spring on March 21st. This rule for the movable holiday prevailed throughout Europe and is still in force today. When Henry VIII dissolved the monasteries and the abbey here surrendered in 1539. By then the town that had developed had between 20 and 30 houses and a population of about 200. The city was the training ground for Britain's most important seafarer, James Cook. The ships for his numerous sea voyages were built here, and the important South Seas voyage of 1768 also began here. Cook used the sturdy ships built here based on Norwegian models, for all of his South Seas voyages. His monument overlooks the city's harbor.

Whitby Abbey was founded in 657 AD by King Oswiu, as an act of thanksgiving, after defeating Penda, the pagan king of Mercia. The abbey became the leading royal nunnery of the kingdom of Deira, and the burial-place of its royal family. In 664, the Synod of Whitby took place, which determined the calculation of the Christian date of Easter, according to which Easter always falls on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the beginning of spring on March 21st. This rule for the movable holiday prevailed throughout Europe and is still in force today. When Henry VIII dissolved the monasteries and the abbey here surrendered in 1539. By then the town that had developed had between 20 and 30 houses and a population of about 200. The city was the training ground for Britain's most important seafarer, James Cook. The ships for his numerous sea voyages were built here, and the important South Seas voyage of 1768 also began here. Cook used the sturdy ships built here based on Norwegian models, for all of his South Seas voyages. His monument overlooks the city's harbor.

Up to 1945 this little village was named Nassenhuben. In 1754 Georg Forster was born here. At an early age, he accompanied his father, Johann Reinhold Forster, who had been the pastor of this village, on James Cook's second voyage to the Pacific. His report of that journey, "A Voyage Round the World", contributed significantly to the ethnology of the people of Polynesia. He was a German naturalist, ethnologist, travel writer and journalist. He was a central figure of the Enlightenment in Germany. His ideas and personality influenced Alexander von Humboldt, with whom he travelled down the Rhine. Forster played a leading role in the Mainz Republic, the earliest republican state in Germany. While he was in Paris as a delegate of the Mainz Republic, Prussian and Austrian coalition forces regained control of the city and Forster was declared an outlaw. Unable to return to Germany he died in Paris in 1794.

Jean-François de Galaup, comte de Lapérouse, was born near Albi in 1741. Louis XVI appointed him to lead an expedition around the world. It was planned, to complete the Pacific discoveries of James Cook. Lapérouse´s ships were the "L'Astrolabe" and the "La Boussole". There was a 220-men-crew. One young man, who had applied for the voyage was 16-years-old Napoléon Bonaparte. He was not chosen and so stayed in France. The ships left Brest in 1785 and it was expected to see them back again in 1789, but both ships had been wrecked on Vanikoro Island in 1788. The fate of them was unknown upto 1826, when cannonballs, anchors and other evidence of the remains of ships were found in the reefs of Vanikoro. Some of these remains are kept in the Lapérouse-Museum in Albi. www.laperouse-france.fr/ "Landfalls", is a very entertaining novel, written by Naomi J. Williams. It´s fictional, but very "near" to the existing sources. naomijwilliams.com/publications/landfalls/

Jean-François de Galaup, comte de Lapérouse, was born near Albi in 1741. Louis XVI appointed him to lead an expedition around the world. It was planned, to complete the Pacific discoveries of James Cook. Lapérouse´s ships were the "L'Astrolabe" and the "La Boussole". There was a 220-men-crew. One young man, who had applied for the voyage was 16-years-old Napoléon Bonaparte. He was not chosen and so stayed in France. The ships left Brest in 1785 and it was expected to see them back again in 1789, but both ships had been wrecked on Vanikoro Island in 1788. The fate of them was unknown upto 1826, when cannonballs, anchors and other evidence of the remains of ships were found in the reefs of Vanikoro. Some of these remains are kept in the Lapérouse-Museum, located near the Pont Vieux. www.laperouse-france.fr/ "Landfalls", is a very entertaining novel, written by Naomi J. Williams. It´s fictional, but very "near" to the existing sources. naomijwilliams.com/publications/landfalls/