Throughout accounts of 17th-century witch trials in Europe and North America, physical features alone were considered ...

Witch hunts were common in the 17th century. Here’s what made Salem infamous. The Salem witch trials are more than just a historical curiosity.

Would you have qualified as a witch in the 17th century? Take this quiz and find out. While the Salem witch trials are the most prominent in history, they were preceded by other witchcraft hysteria.

Excavated in 2004 from a 17th-century privy under Rochester Independent College, the bottle had been forgotten until Crozier’s discovery. “Someone joked it might be a witch bottle,” she says.

T.H. Matteson, Examination of a Witch, 1853 Public domain via Wikimedia Commons. The Salem ... Since the 17th century, the story of the trials has become synonymous with paranoia and injustice.

BREWING UP A GOOD STORY: 17th Century Colonial Dames Hear Program on Colonial Witchcraft by Kathy S. Mills. (Submitted Photo) THOMASVILLE- The John Lee of Nansemond Chapter, Colonial Dames ...

Dr Carter said: "England's mid-17th Century witch trials saw hundreds of women executed within the space of three years. "Every Halloween we are reminded that the stereotypical witch is a woman.

One of a series of programs the Ancient Burying Ground Association is hosting on “Witchcraft Panic in Colonial Connecticut.” Oct. 23 at 1 p.m., Oct. 26 at 11 a.m. and Oct. 30 at 1 p.m. $10 ...

Throughout accounts of 17th-century witch trials in Europe and North America, physical features alone were considered undeniable proof of witchcraft. The belief was that the devil branded witches ...

In the 16th and 17th centuries, even something as simple as a mole could have had you accused of being a witch. Moles, birthmarks and red hair: the anatomical features used to accuse women of ...