BRITAIN'S LEAP FORWARD: THE GREAT CALENDAR CHANGE OF 1752

Britain's Leap Forward: The Great Calendar Change of 1752

In the year, Britain made a bold change to its calendar. For centuries, the nation had followed the Julian calendar, which was considerably out of sync with the real solar year. This discrepancy caused confusion and dispute about the proper date. To fix this issue, Parliament implemented a transformative reform: the adoption of the Gregorian calend

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A Dark Chapter in History: The Zong Massacre

In the belly of 1825, a monstrous deed took place aboard the slave ship Zong. Driven by greed, the ship's captain, {Lord Graeme|Captain Luke||], demanded that over 130 African captives be dumped overboard. These horrors was not a random event, but a deliberate decision driven by a calculation to secure insurance payout for the lost slaves. Each l

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