A STAIN ON HUMANITY: THE ZONG MASSACRE

A Stain on Humanity: The Zong Massacre

In the heart of 1825, a abominable crime took place aboard the slave ship Zong. Driven by a lust for profit, the ship's captain, {Lord Graeme|Captain Luke||William], instructed that over 130 African captives be thrown overboard. These horrors was not a random event, but a deliberate decision driven by a calculation to secure insurance payout for th

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Masks of Mortality: Plague Doctors and the Black Death

In the grim epoch of unfathomable pestilence, during the Black Death descended across Europe, a chilling apparition emerged from its: the plague doctor. Robe in a long, macabre coat of waxed cloth and a alarming mask designed from leather, it became a omen of both fear and illusory hope. Their masks, frequently bearing glass, were thought to filter

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