A Dark Chapter in History: The Zong Massacre

In the depths of 1781, a monstrous deed took place aboard the slave ship Zong. Driven by a lust for profit, the ship's captain, {Lord Graeme|Captain Luke|John|], demanded that over 130 African captives be dumped overboard. The massacre was not a random event, but a deliberate decision driven by a calculation to increase insurance payout for the los

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Masks of Mortality: Plague Doctors and the Black Death

In this grim epoch of devastating pestilence, as the Black Death swept across Europe, a chilling apparition emerged from the shadows: the plague doctor. Wearing website a long, macabre coat of greased cloth and a distinctive mask fashioned from leather, it became a representation of both fear and fleeting hope. Their masks, regularly equipped with

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