A DARK CHAPTER IN HISTORY: THE ZONG MASSACRE

A Dark Chapter in History: The Zong Massacre

In the depths of 1781, a abominable crime took place aboard the slave ship Zong. Driven by a lust for profit, the ship's captain, {Lord Graeme|Captain Luke|John|William], ordered that over 130 African captives be cast overboard. The massacre was not a random event, but a deliberate decision driven by the desire to secure insurance payout for the lo

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Masks of Mortality: Plague Doctors and the Black Death

In the grim epoch of unfathomable pestilence, when the Black Death ripped across Europe, a chilling apparition emerged from the: the plague doctor. Wearing a long, macabre coat of waxed cloth and a unusual mask constructed from leather, they became a omen of both fear and fleeting hope. Their masks, often bearing peepholes, were imagined to filter

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