Women who possessed special knowledge, such as midwives or herbalists, were more likely to be accused of witchcraft, as were ...

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

Discover the places associated with witchcraft in England including Colchester Castle, Mother Shipton's Cave, Pendle Hill and York Castle Prison.

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 ...

We will also look at witchcraft in relation to female sexuality and fears about women’s access to ritual power throughout history. Dr Jennifer Farrell is a lecturer in medieval history at the ...

Take this quiz and find out. While the Salem witch trials are the most prominent in history, they were preceded by other witchcraft hysteria. In 1590, Agnes Sampson was brought to trial on charges ...

On the occasion of this year’s World Mental Health Day, the Advocacy for Alleged Witches draws the attention of the public to ...

Which, in some respects, is a shame, as the ‘single-sided swinger’, that ‘design work of witchcraft’ where the rear wheel ...

It just has a fraction of Singapore’s population but boasts 266 museums that all add to the country’s vibrant culture.

Linda Reiter stars as the title character in Shattered Globe Theatre’s production of “Becky Nurse of Salem,” as a tour guide ...

A silent "documentary" on the history of witches and witch hunting, Häxan seems even more alien and creepy now than it did a century ago.