A STAIN ON HUMANITY: THE ZONG MASSACRE

In the heart of 1825, a horrific act took place aboard the slave ship Zong. Driven by callousness, the ship's captain, {Lord Graeme|Captain Luke|John|], instructed that over 130 African captives be cast into the sea. This act was not a random event, but a deliberate decision driven by a need to secure insurance payout for the lost slaves. Every s

In this grim epoch of ravaging pestilence, when the Black Death swept across Europe, a chilling figure emerged from the shadows: the plague doctor. Wearing a long, macabre coat of oiled cloth and a unusual mask fashioned from leather, they emerged a symbol of both fear and fleeting hope. These masks, regularly equipped with eyes, were imagined to f