THE ATROCITY ON THE ZONG

The Atrocity on the Zong

In the depths of 1825, a horrific act took place aboard the slave ship Zong. Driven by callousness, the ship's captain, {Lord Graeme|Captain Luke||], ordered that over 130 African captives be dumped into the sea. The massacre was not a random event, but a deliberate decision driven by a need to increase insurance payout for the lost slaves. Each

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Masks of Mortality: Plague Doctors and the Black Death

In the grim epoch of ravaging pestilence, during the Black Death descended across Europe, a chilling apparition emerged from the shadows: the plague doctor. Robe in a long, bizarre coat of waxed cloth and a alarming mask fashioned from leather, they emerged a omen of both fear and illusory hope. These masks, regularly equipped with peepholes, were

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