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From The History Channel comes this examination of the infamous 17th-century witch-hunt that ended in the execution of twenty innocent people.
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May 26, 2024 · Historians and scholars have proposed various theories and explanations for the Salem Witch Trials, seeking to understand the complex factors that contributed to the outbreak of accusations and the escalation of the trials.
- What Caused The Salem Witch Trials?: Context & Origins
- Salem Witch Trial Victims: How The Hysteria Spread
- Salem Witch Trials: Conclusion and Legacy
Belief in the supernatural—and specifically in the devil’s practice of giving certain humans (witches) the power to harm others in return for their loyalty—had emerged in Europe as early as the 14th century, and was widespread in colonial New England. In addition, the harsh realities of life in the rural Puritan community of Salem Village (present-...
The three accused witches were brought before the magistrates Jonathan Corwin and John Hathorne and questioned, even as their accusers appeared in the courtroom in a grand display of spasms, contortions, screaming and writhing. Though Good and Osborn denied their guilt, Tituba confessed. Likely seeking to save herself from certain conviction by act...
Though the respected minister Cotton Mather had warned of the dubious value of spectral evidence (or testimony about dreams and visions), his concerns went largely unheeded during the Salem witch trials. Increase Mather, president of Harvard College (and Cotton’s father) later joined his son in urging that the standards of evidence for witchcraft m...
Aug 20, 2024 · Now streaming on Peacock, The Blair Witch Project turned 25 this year. Let's take a closer look at what makes it so enduringly scary.
On the trail of a local legend about a witch, three student film-makers ignore warnings from locals and go deep into the woods. Miles from help, they learn the terrifying truth.
Season 1. Episode 1. America: Salem's Hunts and Hysteria. Cinematic reconstructions, new analysis and expert interviews shed fresh light on the most famous witch trials of them all in Salem, Massachusetts. Episode 2. Germany: The Witch Hunts Begin. Why are witches mainly women and why were they hunted and tried for an impossible crime?
