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Captain Cook wanted to introduce British justice to Indigenous people. Instead, he became increasingly cruel and violent
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Captain Cook's voyages by James Cook. Caption reads: 'A young woman of Otaheite bringing a present'. JC: British explorer Stock Photo - Alamy
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