The Zong: A Stain on Maritime History

The story of the Zong casts a shadow over the annals of maritime history as a chilling testament to human cruelty. In the year, this British slave ship, laden with hundreds of captive Africans transported to the Caribbean, embarked on a gruesome voyage that would culminate in a tragedy of unspeakable proportions. Driven by avarice and indifference

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Ragnarök on the Seine: Viking Fury in Paris, 845 AD

The year the year of our Lord eight hundred and forty-five AD. A chill wind swept across the Seine River, carrying with it the scent carrying salt and fear. The Norsemen were amongst us, a ravenous swarm of warriors seeking glory. Their longships, like beasts of the north, sliced through the waters, their banners billowing in the wind. A city once

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