Every year thousands of people globally are wrongly accused of witchcraft, often with fatal consequences yet, says new ...

What The Evidence Really Says About The Role Of Dogs At the Salem Witch Trials It was 1692 in Salem, Massachusetts. Witches were on trial — but so were the town’s dogs.

A new study discovered what started the 'witch craze' that spurred 300 years of persecution, including the Salem Witch Trials in Massachusetts. It turns out the printing press is to blame.

An illustration of a court scene during the late-17th century witch trials in Salem, Mass. Christine _Kohler ... neither of these events can be verified in any existing official trial documents.

According to local historical researcher Marilynne K. Roach’s 2002 book, “The Salem Witch Trials: A Day-by-day Chronicle of a Community Under Siege,” some of the afflicted girls claimed that ...

“As it turns out, the Salem witch trials took place in what we now recognize as the Little Ice Age, which was a time of colder climate, more severe weather,” Baker said. 3 Martha Corey and her ...

In 1692 and 1693, the Salem witch trials were held in northeastern Massachusetts and led to the prosecution of more than 150 people. In 1692 and 1693, ...

While the Salem witch trials involved trying more than 150 people across the Atlantic Ocean in Europe, where the Little Ice Age also wreaked havoc, about 100,000 people were tried for witchcraft.

Happy spooky season, Tiny Matters listeners! In today’s episode, Sam and Deboki tackle two Halloween themed topics: The Salem witch trials and mummies. In 1692 and 1693 a series of hearings and trials ...