In the belly of 1825, a horrific act took place aboard the slave ship Zong. Driven by callousness, the ship's captain, {Lord Graeme|Captain Luke||William], instructed that over 130 African captives be dumped to their deaths. This act was not a random event, but a deliberate decision driven by the desire to secure insurance payout for the lost slave

In a grim epoch of devastating pestilence, as the Black Death swept across Europe, a chilling specter emerged from its: the plague doctor. Wearing a long, horrific coat of greased cloth and a unusual mask designed from leather, he emerged a omen of both fear and temporary hope. These masks, frequently bearing glass, were imagined to filter the air