(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 ...

Other accused witches included Agnes Sampson, a respected elderly woman in North Berwick and Dr John Fian, a local ...

One of the most famous and cruelest of the witch trials was the “Swimming test” or as it was often called in Europe, the ...

The town is now best known as a seaside town that's perfect for a family getaway - but this wasn't always the case, and the ...

How much do you know about the strange goings on in Zagreb? Let's flick back through the pages of a dark history ...

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.

Through the long processes of the witchcraft trials, scripts from European demonological texts were inscribed upon the bodies and testimonies of the defendants. Thus, this paper analyzes the ...

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 ...

An illustration of the trial of George Jacobs, who was hanged during the Salem witch trials in 1692. More than 200 people were accused during the trials, and 20 were executed, making it the ...

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 ...