A STAIN ON HUMANITY: THE ZONG MASSACRE

A Stain on Humanity: The Zong Massacre

In the heart of 1790, a horrific act took place aboard the slave ship Zong. Driven by greed, the ship's captain, {Lord Graeme|Captain Luke||William], ordered 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. All of these

read more

Masks of Mortality: Plague Doctors and the Black Death

In a grim epoch of unfathomable pestilence, during the Black Death descended across Europe, a chilling specter emerged from its: the plague doctor. Wearing a long, bizarre coat of oiled cloth and a distinctive mask designed from leather, he emerged a symbol of both fear and fleeting hope. Their masks, often bearing peepholes, were believed to filte

read more