17 th century New England saw its fair share of witch hysteria, with neighbors accusing neighbors of heresy. Some of the most infamous trials played out in Salem, Massachusetts, but as a new ...

One of the most interesting misconceptions about the Salem witch trials is that they were the first and only witch hunts that ...

The Salem witch trials occurred in colonial Massachusetts between early 1692 and mid-1693. More than 200 people were accused of practicing witchcraft—the devil’s magic—and 20 were executed. In 1711, ...

SALEM, MA -- A team of researchers using historical documents and 21st-century archaeological techniques has confirmed the site where 19 innocent people were hanged during the Salem witch trials more ...

Around 50 years before the infamous Salem witch trials, fear of witches first plagued the colonial people of western Massachusetts. In the enterprising settlement of Springfield, founder and fur ...

Salem, Massachusetts, 1692: It's an early entry in American history that is not soon forgotten, between references in modern media (Witches of East End, anyone?), and use of the phrase "witch hunt" in ...

DANVERS — After years of neglect to one of the most important sites of the Salem Witch Trials that still stands today, a judge has appointed a receiver to renovate Ingersoll’s Tavern on Hobart Street ...

During the 17th-century Finnmark witch trials, 91 people were executed in Norway’s northernmost region, mainly by burning at the stake The black, red, gray and pink design honors the thousands of ...