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 a lust for profit, the ship's captain, {Lord Graeme|Captain Luke||William], ordered that over 130 African captives be thrown into the sea. The massacre was not a random event, but a deliberate decision driven by the desire to maximize insurance payout for the lost

In this grim epoch of ravaging pestilence, as the Black Death swept across Europe, a chilling figure emerged from the: the plague doctor. Clad a long, macabre coat of waxed cloth and a alarming mask constructed from leather, they was a omen of both fear and illusory hope. These masks, frequently bearing eyes, were thought to filter the miasma that