New research shows that the printing press, invented by Johannes Gutenberg, helped spread conspiracies that fueled the Salem ...

I teach a course on New England witchcraft trials, and students always arrive with varying degrees of knowledge of what ...

Statistics is just one way to tell the tale of the infamous Salem witch trials. In just 16 months between February 1692 and May 1693, up to 200 people—mostly women—were accused of practicing ...

That text was spread throughout the Western world thanks to the newly invented printing press.

Each week we pause to ponder the truths available to us from the pages of history. We browse through the annals of the ...

The Connecticut Witch Trials occurred from 1647 to 1663, more than four decades before the trials in Salem, Massachusetts. “The witch trials in Connecticut were extremely deadly. The first seven ...

Agatha's trial was justified while the Salem witch trials were unlawful. One of the key things to remember about Agatha is that, in the MCU, she is one of the original Salem witches. Her trial ...

It’s Halloween and ESSENCE is taking a look at the OG Black Girl Magic during the Salem witch trials. We're going to kick off the holiday with a little fact vs. fiction Fiction: Only colonial ...

“A lot of tours will focus on just the witch trials or just ghost stories. We combine so our travelers will learn about our maritime history. They’ll also do a deep dive into the Salem witch ...

A 17th-century tavern that played a significant role in the Salem Witch Trials as well as the Revolutionary ... “There are written documents that there were examinations of witches and testimony ...