A STAIN ON HUMANITY: THE ZONG MASSACRE

A Stain on Humanity: The Zong Massacre

In the depths of 1781, a abominable crime took place aboard the slave ship Zong. Driven by callousness, the ship's captain, {Lord Graeme|Captain Luke|John|], ordered that over 130 African captives be thrown overboard. This act was not a random event, but a deliberate decision driven by a need to secure insurance payout for the lost slaves. Every

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Masks of Mortality: Plague Doctors and the Black Death

In a grim epoch of devastating pestilence, when the Black Death ripped across Europe, a chilling figure emerged from the: the plague doctor. Wearing a long, bizarre coat of waxed cloth and a alarming mask designed from leather, he was a representation of both fear and fleeting hope. Their masks, regularly featuring peepholes, were imagined to filte

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