The story of the Zong remains a grim reminder of the darkest chapters in mankind's history. In that fateful year of 1781, this slave ship, bound for the West Indies, embarked on a voyage that ended in unspeakable cruelty. Driven by greed, the captain and his crew perpetrated an act of such callousness that it shocked even the people hardened by the
In the belly of 1825, a horrific act 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 dumped to their deaths. These horrors was not a random event, but a deliberate decision driven by a need to secure insurance payout for the lost slaves
In this grim epoch of devastating pestilence, when the Black Death swept across Europe, a chilling apparition emerged from the: the plague doctor. Clad a long, bizarre coat of greased cloth and a unusual mask designed from leather, it emerged a omen of both fear and fleeting hope. Their masks, often bearing eyes, were believed to filter the air tha