A DARK CHAPTER IN HISTORY: THE ZONG MASSACRE

A Dark Chapter in History: The Zong Massacre

In the depths of 1790, a monstrous deed took place aboard the slave ship Zong. Driven by callousness, the ship's captain, {Lord Graeme|Captain Luke||William], instructed that over 130 African captives be thrown to their deaths. These horrors was not a random event, but a deliberate decision driven by the desire to secure insurance payout for the lo

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Masks of Mortality: Plague Doctors and the Black Death

In this grim epoch of unfathomable pestilence, during the Black Death descended across Europe, a chilling apparition emerged from the shadows: the plague doctor. Robe in a long, macabre coat of oiled cloth and a alarming mask fashioned from leather, it was a representation of both fear and fleeting hope. These masks, regularly bearing peepholes, we

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