In her Newberry Library course, Kay Daly examines the depiction of witches onstage, from the 17th century to the present.

From Napoleon's height to the tale of 300 Spartans, these inaccurate historical "facts" drive history buffs crazy!

The belief in witches is an almost universal feature of human societies. What does it reveal about our deepest fears?

Condemned in tens of thousands for witchcraft, for cursing crops, or for dancing with the devil. Starting from the late ...

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 ...

Reproductive Rites’ unearths the untold story of abortion witch hunts, from the days of Socrates through the Salem Witch ...

England’s deadliest witch trial happened in the North East in 1650 when the Newcastle Corporation brought in an infamous ...