A Stain on Humanity: The Zong Massacre

In the belly of 1781, a horrific act took place aboard the slave ship Zong. Driven by greed, the ship's captain, {Lord Graeme|Captain Luke||], instructed that over 130 African captives be dumped overboard. These horrors was not a random event, but a deliberate decision driven by the desire to increase insurance payout for the lost slaves. Every s

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Masks of Mortality: Plague Doctors and the Black Death

In this grim epoch of ravaging pestilence, during the Black Death descended across Europe, a chilling figure emerged from the: the plague doctor. Clad a long, bizarre coat of waxed cloth and a alarming mask fashioned from leather, it became a representation of both fear and fleeting hope. Their masks, often bearing peepholes, were believed to filte

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