The word witch is now associated with malevolent black magic but in medieval Britain white witches or “cunning folk” were an accepted part of village life. These pagan healers were skilled in ...

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The method of execution differed in different countries. For example, people in England were hanged for the crime of witchcraft but in Scotland, witchcraft was classed as heresy — a religious ...

A resolution that’s currently in committee would exonerate “those accused, tried or convicted of witchcraft in the Province of Maryland prior to the American Revolution.” Before the U.S. was ...

Haiti's gangs have crossed a "red line", after allegedly killing at least 184 people they suspected of witchcraft. Gang leader Micanor Altès is said to have ordered the knife-and-machete ...

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A joint resolution was introduced on the first day of the 2025 Maryland General Assembly session to exonerate settlers accused of witchcraft nearly 400 years ago. Del. Heather Bagnall, an Anne ...