This myth was promoted by the Egyptologist Margaret Murray in the early 20th century and was then debunked by the historian C. L'Estrange Ewen almost as soon as it appeared. It was founded on a ...

If you've ever looked at a full moon and wondered if werewolves are real, you aren't alone. For centuries, the idea of a half ...

Three Dutch feminists campaign in recognition of the innocent victims of the 15th to 17th centuries witch hunts.

For example, people in England were hanged for the crime of witchcraft but in Scotland, witchcraft was classed as heresy — a religious crime — which meant the punishment was burning.

During the late medieval and early modern periods, Europe was gripped ... also contributed to the burning of women. In some ...

The Czech capital Prague has lifted temporary restrictions on open fires, clearing the way for the eagerly-awaited annual Witches Night bonfires tonight. The restrictions were put in place to ...

(Pictorial Press Ltd / Alamy Stock Photo) An engraving showing the public burning of three witches at Derneburg, Germany, in October 1555. In mainland Europe, most convicted witches were hanged or ...

Authorities, the church and the civil society argue that the practice of “witch burning” has slowed economic growth due to destruction of property, forced migration from rural to urban areas ...

One of the ways in which we find raise, is by organising large Events such as The Burning Witch Festival." ...

The history of Halloween goes back at least 2,000 years, to the Celtic pagan festival of Samhain (pronounced “sow-un”).

The Nobel Prize winner’s newly translated novel is set at a European sanatorium on the eve ... into a kind of hysteria over the presence of witches. Suspects were burned or beheaded.