The Salem witch trials of 1692 have gone down in history as one of the most infamous events to ever occur in America. But 200 years prior, in Europe, people were being accused of lycanthropy or ...
The witch hunts in Central Europe took off in the late 15th century and lasted for almost 300 years, resulting in the prosecution of roughly 90,000 people, with nearly 45,000 executions.
Peter Stumpp's alleged crimes and execution remain one of the most legendary — and disputed — werewolf trials in history.
Six hundred years ago a grisly witch hunt in the Simmental, a valley in canton Bern, was described in a book. This went on to ...
(Burchard of Worms, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons) One change that led to witch trials across Europe was a change in how the Catholic Church viewed witchcraft. In the 10th century ...
In the years before King James VI of Scotland inherited the English throne too, he oversaw a rather brutal witch trial that would go down in history as one of ... of witch trials going on in ...
The 300-year-old book of witch trials held in Bury St Edmunds will go on display later this month A 300-year-old rare book that details events said to have inspired the infamous Salem Witch Trials ...
Evolving Perceptions," uses audio-dubbed tableaux and informational displays to educate visitors on the European witchcraft trials, the history of witch-hunting and the evolution of the term ...
On this day in 1690, "Publick Occurrences Both Forreign and Domestick" attracted colonial officials' ire by repeating a scandalous rumor and condemning a British alliance with the Mohawk Meilan ...
doubts about witch hunts grew and the number of trials across Europe fell. This may be because profound changes were taking place in European society. In 1584, an English gentleman named Reginald ...