This Map Shows the Scale of 16th- and 17th-Century Scottish Witch Hunts. The interactive tool tells the stories of 3,141 men and women accused of practicing witchcraft. Meilan Solly.

Jace Tunnell and researchers from Harte Research Institute have been finding 'witch bottles' washing up on Padre Island. These bottles are said to have 16th century witches' spells inside.

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.

According to the Smithsonian, the Newberry Library in Chicago is crowdsourcing translations for three 1 century manuscripts dealing with charms, spirits and other manners of magical practice.

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 ...

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 ...

At 47, she said she considered herself at “prime witch hunt age,” as many of the women who were persecuted over witchcraft accusations in the 17th century were over the age of 40.