The Thames Ran Foul: A Summer of Filth, 1858

The city of London sweltered in the heat of summer, 1858. But it was not merely the sun that scorched the metropolis. An even more repellent force infested its very heart: the River Thames. Years of industrial effluents had transformed London's lifeblood into a nauseating odor. The stench was oppressive, a miasma that clung to every cobblestone and

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The Atrocity on the Zong

In the belly of 1790, a monstrous deed took place aboard the slave ship Zong. Driven by greed, the ship's captain, {Lord Graeme|Captain Luke|John|], instructed that over 130 African captives be cast into the sea. These horrors was not a random event, but a deliberate decision driven by a need to secure insurance payout for the lost slaves. All of

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London Choked

In the year 1860, London was overtaken by a stench so horrendous that it became known as "The Great Stink". The River Thames, once a sign of life and trade, had become a sewer overflowing with garbage. Citizens were compelled to shield their noses as they traversed the streets. The stench was so omnipresent that it saturated even the homes of the

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Current of Luscious Ruin

A whisper travels on the breeze, a tale spun from caramel lies and tangled truths. It speaks of a river, its waters glinting with the promise of ecstasy. But within its depths lurks a darkness, a dangerous lure that promises power at the cost of souls. They say those who stumble in its current are forever consumed by the river's hold, their lives f

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