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||], demanded that over 130 African captives be cast into the sea. The massacre was not a random event, but a deliberate decision driven by a calculation to maximize insurance payout for the lost slaves
Masks of Mortality: Plague Doctors and the Black Death
In a grim epoch of devastating pestilence, when the Black Death swept across Europe, a chilling specter emerged from the: the plague doctor. Wearing a long, bizarre coat of oiled cloth and a unusual mask constructed from leather, it was a omen of both fear and temporary hope. These masks, often equipped with peepholes, were believed to filter the a