In seventeen fifty-two, Britain made a bold change to its calendar. For centuries, the nation had followed the Julian calendar, which was vastly out of sync with the actual solar year. This discrepancy resulted in confusion and disagreement about the proper date. To rectify this issue, Parliament enacted a transformative reform: the adoption of the
In the depths of 1825, a horrific act took place aboard the slave ship Zong. Driven by a lust for profit, the ship's captain, {Lord Graeme|Captain Luke|John|], demanded that over 130 African captives be dumped into the sea. The massacre was not a random event, but a deliberate decision driven by a need to secure insurance payout for the lost slaves
A whisper travels on the breeze, a tale spun from honeyed lies and tangled truths. It speaks of a current, its waters glinting with the promise of bliss. But within its depths lurks a darkness, a deceptive lure that promises glory at the cost of souls. They say those who fall in its current are forever consumed by the stream's hold, their lives for