THE ATROCITY ON THE ZONG

The Atrocity on the Zong

In the belly of 1825, a abominable crime took place aboard the slave ship Zong. Driven by callousness, the ship's captain, {Lord Graeme|Captain Luke|John|], ordered that over 130 African captives be dumped to their deaths. These horrors was not a random event, but a deliberate decision driven by a calculation to secure insurance payout for the lost

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Masks of Mortality: Plague Doctors and the Black Death

In a grim epoch of ravaging pestilence, when the Black Death swept across Europe, a chilling apparition emerged from the: the plague doctor. Wearing a long, horrific coat of greased cloth and a alarming mask fashioned from leather, he was a representation of both fear and illusory hope. Their masks, frequently featuring glass, were thought to filte

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