The Plumb Memorial Library at 65 Wooster Street in Shelton will be offering a special program on the Connecticut Witch Trials ...

NORTH ANDOVER — A new memorial is being proposed to bring attention to the town’s significant role in the infamous Salem Witch Trials and the injustices which the accused faced.

A new book How to Kill a Witch brings a dark period of history back to grisly life – and an official tartan is being released to memorialise some of those who were tortured and killed.

The witch trials in Europe and America were fundamentally shaped by particular biblical interpretations that viewed witchcraft as a severe spiritual threat warranting extreme measures.

A 19th-century witch bottle containing teeth, fish hooks, and mystery liquid was found at the childhood home of Angeline Tubbs, the so-called Witch of Saratoga.

Discovered at the birthplace of Angeline Tubbs — otherwise known as the Witch of Saratoga — the Victorian bottle was found during roof repairs at the former Star and Garter Inn at Watford Village in ...

The Salem Witch Trials prove how fear can spiral out of control. It started with a few strange accusations, but soon, neighbors turned on each other, trials were held, and innocent people were put ...

The Salem witch trials, a dark chapter in colonial Massachusetts history (1692-1693), saw over 200 accused and 20 executed for witchcraft. Fueled by strange behaviors, spectral evidence, and mass ...

One of the most famous and cruelest of the witch trials was the “Swimming test” or as it was often called in Europe, the ”Floatation test”. *This episode is not specifically about the ...

Marion Gibson’s research rigorously traces the legal and human aspects of the trials through today.

Dogs appeared several times during testimonies, typically because an accused witch was believed to have had a dog who would do her bidding, or because the devil appeared in the form of a dog.

The 15 th through 17 th centuries saw a wave of “witch hunts” break out across the Western world: the Salem Witch Trials in Massachusetts, the 1428 Valais Hexen hunts in what is now ...