The Salem witch trials took place in a period of New England history when women were accused of being witches. These accusations were deadly in some cases. It wasn't until 2022 that the last woman ...

Long before the hysteria took hold, something was already brewing in Salem. In part one of this deep dive, we explore the early events, tensions, and hidden motives that sparked one of history’s most ...

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If you want a piece of history from the Salem Witch Trials, one is up for auction. Just be prepared to break out your credit ...

T. H. Matteson, "Examination of a Witch" (1853), oil on canvas, 38 1/2 x 53 9/10 inches (97.8 x 137 cm) (image via Wikimedia Commons) In art history, the Salem witch trials often take the form of the ...

I teach a course on New England witchcraft trials, and students always arrive with varying degrees of knowledge of what happened in Salem, Massachusetts, in 1692. Nineteen people accused of witchcraft ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Seventy-eight percent of the people executed for witchcraft in New England in the late 17th and early 18th centuries were women.

I teach a course on New England witchcraft trials, and students always arrive with varying degrees of knowledge of what happened in Salem, Massachusetts, in 1692. Nineteen people accused of witchcraft ...

Once upon a time, being labelled a witch in Salem might have guaranteed a one-way ticket to the gallows. This was, after all, ...

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