THE ATROCITY ON THE ZONG

The Atrocity on the Zong

In the heart of 1781, a abominable crime took place aboard the slave ship Zong. Driven by greed, the ship's captain, {Lord Graeme|Captain Luke|John|William], instructed that over 130 African captives be thrown into the sea. This act was not a random event, but a deliberate decision driven by the desire to secure insurance payout for the lost slaves

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Masks of Mortality: Plague Doctors and the Black Death

In the grim epoch of unfathomable pestilence, during the Black Death ripped across Europe, a chilling figure emerged from the shadows: the plague doctor. Wearing a long, macabre coat of oiled cloth and a distinctive mask designed from leather, it emerged a representation of both fear and fleeting hope. They masks, regularly equipped with peepholes,

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