A DARK CHAPTER IN HISTORY: THE ZONG MASSACRE

A Dark Chapter in History: The Zong Massacre

In the depths of 1790, a horrific act took place aboard the slave ship Zong. Driven by callousness, the ship's captain, {Lord Graeme|Captain Luke||], instructed 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 secure insurance payout for website the lost slaves

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Masks of Mortality: Plague Doctors and the Black Death

In a grim epoch of ravaging pestilence, as the Black Death swept across Europe, a chilling figure emerged from the: the plague doctor. Wearing a long, bizarre coat of oiled cloth and a unusual mask designed from leather, they emerged a omen of both fear and fleeting hope. Their masks, frequently bearing eyes, were believed to filter the miasma that

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