In the belly of 1790, a monstrous deed took place aboard the slave ship Zong. Driven by a lust for profit, the ship's captain, {Lord Graeme|Captain Luke|John|William], instructed that over 130 African captives be cast overboard. This act was not a random event, but a deliberate decision driven by the desire to secure insurance payout for the lost s
Masks of Mortality: Plague Doctors and the Black Death
In this grim epoch of unfathomable pestilence, as the Black Death descended across Europe, a chilling apparition emerged from the: the plague doctor. Clad a long, macabre coat of waxed cloth and a alarming mask constructed from leather, he emerged a representation of both fear and fleeting hope. Their masks, frequently equipped with eyes, were imag