Grim. Anna was decapitated in Switzerland in 1782. She was the last person in Europe to be executed for the crime of witchcraft. Like many other confessions of witchcraft, hers was extracted by ...

Maryland is the most recent state to introduce legislation to exonerate those convicted of witchcraft centuries ago. But why ...

Women were making beer, and lots of it. Most of the theories laid out to bolster the brewsters-as-witches story, which primarily centers on European alewives, can be explained by other factors.

Why did Europe suddenly erupt in a fury of witch trials in the sixteenth century? Why did these trials just as suddenly die out in the eighteenth? What was the role of religion in the pursuit of ...

Generally, the worst punishment would be that the 'witch' would be shunned by their community. That changed between around 1450 and 1750. During this time, across Europe, witches were hunted ...

The dark themes and setting of Assassin's Creed Hexe suggest a focus on European witch hunts during the Holy Roman Empire. The religious and political context of the Holy Roman Empire dominated ...

Accusations of witchcraft have offered a convenient way to subjugate and silence persecuted people for centuries. In Europe, this frequently also stemmed from a growing stigmatization of folk ...

In The Story of Witches, Winsham takes readers on a tour of the history of witches in the United States and Europe. The book ...

titled "Witches: Evolving Perceptions," uses audio-dubbed tableaux and informational displays to educate visitors on the European witchcraft trials, the history of witch-hunting and the evolution ...

With pointy hats and twirling brooms, people dressed as witches are dancing on streets around the world to celebrate Walpurgis Night, a central European holiday that’s considered a second ...