A DARK CHAPTER IN HISTORY: THE ZONG MASSACRE

In the belly of 1781, a horrific act took place aboard the slave ship Zong. Driven by greed, the ship's captain, {Lord Graeme|Captain Luke||William], instructed that over 130 African captives be cast to their deaths. The massacre was not a random event, but a deliberate decision driven by a need to maximize insurance payout for the lost slaves. E

In the grim epoch of unfathomable pestilence, when the Black Death swept across Europe, a chilling apparition emerged from the shadows: the plague doctor. Clad a long, macabre coat of oiled cloth and a unusual mask fashioned from leather, he became a symbol of both fear and illusory hope. They masks, often featuring peepholes, were imagined to filt