Up to 60,000 so-called “witches” are thought to have been executed across Europe during the 1600s and 1700s, with tens of thousands more put on trial. But new research suggests that one English woman ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Historian Mikki Brock joins WIRED to answer the internet's bubbling cauldron of questions about witches, witchcraft, and witch ...
The Salem, Mass., witch trials of 1692 may be more famous, but southern Connecticut had its share of similar cases. In Fairfield, Stratford and Stamford, 17th-century witch trails have been documented ...
Historian and author Beth Caruso shares a new perspective on witch trials. The Salem Witch Trials, where 19 people were executed, is a dark chapter of history that has now become part of popular lore.