The city of London breathed in the heat of summer, 1858. But it was not merely the sun that baked the metropolis. An even more detestable force infested its very heart: the River Thames. Years of industrial effluents had transformed London's lifeblood into a stench. The stench was all-consuming, a miasma that clung to every cobblestone and infused
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||], ordered that over 130 African captives be cast into the sea. The massacre was not a random event, but a deliberate decision driven by a need to maximize insurance payout for the lost slaves.
Johannes Gutenberg’s invention transformed the course of history with his ingenious printing press. Prior to this groundbreaking development, knowledge was confined to a select few who could afford to purchase handwritten manuscripts. However, Gutenberg’s innovation allowed for the large-scale copying of texts, making information more accessibl