This is either witchcraft… or very bad bread. In 1692, the Salem Witch Trials spiral out of control—hallucinations, ...

The Salem witch trials occurred in colonial Massachusetts between early 1692 and mid-1693. More than 200 people were accused of practicing witchcraft—the devil’s magic—and 20 were executed. In 1711, ...

One of the most interesting misconceptions about the Salem witch trials is that they were the first and only witch hunts that ...

Links between the infamous Suffolk witch trials in the 17th Century and those in Salem, in the US, are being explored in a new partnership between the two countries. The trial of Amy Denny and Rose ...

During the 17th-century Finnmark witch trials, 91 people were executed in Norway’s northernmost region, mainly by burning at the stake The black, red, gray and pink design honors the thousands of ...

Rebecca Fowler was an indentured servant in Annapolis in the late 1600s, working the land for years until she and her husband were finally lucky enough to own a plot of land. However, her luck ran out ...

WINDSOR, Conn. (WFSB) - Long before Salem became synonymous with America’s witch trial hysteria, the first known execution for witchcraft in the American colonies took place in Connecticut. The year ...

A Biblical "concordance" belonging to a judge from the Salem Witch Trials is up for auction tomorrow, Aug. 27 A "concordance" is a sort of reference book The item will be auctioned online on the ...

Around 50 years before the infamous Salem witch trials, fear of witches first plagued the colonial people of western Massachusetts. In the enterprising settlement of Springfield, founder and fur ...

A bill introduced in the state House by Maryland lawmakers could exonerate individuals accused or convicted of witchcraft before the American Revolution. According to the proposed bill, at least seven ...

Two Scottish authors and podcasters will be at Citizens Library in Washington on Wednesday, Oct. 22, to talk about 16th century witch trials. Zoe Venditozzi and Clair Mitchell, the hosts of the ...