The height of the witch frenzy was marked by the publication of the Malleus Maleficarum (“Hammer of...
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Natural events and pandemics contributed to the hysteria surrounding the witch trials of the 16th through 18th...
Phips became governor of Massachusetts, arriving in Boston from England in May 1692, with the witch-hunt well...
Images of witches and witchcraft offer a glimpse into the fears and superstitions of the past. Many...
Witch trials most often targeted a persecuted minority: women. Introduction “Witch hunt” – it’s a refrain used...
Witch hunts in the New World began in Virginia, though Virginia’s alleged witches were imprisoned rather than...
How Romans overcame their fear of witches by finding them funny. Introduction For centuries, when people thought...