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 ...

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

Statistics is just one way to tell the tale of the infamous Salem witch trials. In just 16 months between February ... (Witch panics killed thousands throughout history.) Like other cities within ...

The Shocking History and Legacy of the Salem Witch Trials What fueled the frenzy that sent so many to their deaths in colonial America? And how did Americans reckon with the aftermath of the panic ...

While Salem is famous for its witch trials, Connecticut’s history is a story not often told. “Salem was the tail end. It was the grand finale of the witch trials,” Caruso said.

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

Explore the Salem Witch Trials, enjoy family-friendly Halloween festivities, and uncover eerie legends in this ultimate ...

The Connecticut Witch Trials occurred from 1647 to 1663, more than four decades before the trials in Salem, Massachusetts. ...