Here's a breakdown on the history of witchcraft and an answer to the age-old question, "Are witches real?" Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. Witchcraft ...

Modern witches claim to be speaking for an entire class of oppressed people who have existed throughout history: ‘For decades, witches have been moving slowly out of the shadows and spreading ...

According to information from the Chester County History Center, William Penn presided over the state’s only official witch trial in 1684 and the woman was found not guilty.

Witches and witch trials remain a source of enduring curiosity. Julie Stone Peters, H. Gordon Garbedian Professor of English ...

there have been many other witch trials throughout history. These historical events have often inspired novels based on true events, nonfiction retellings, and have launched world-building of the ...

Other accused witches included Agnes Sampson, a respected elderly woman in North Berwick and Dr John Fian, a local ...

This woodcut shows witches casting a spell to cause rain. From De Lamiis et Phitonicis Mulieribus, written by Ulrich Molitor in 1489. (Charles Walker Collection/Alamy Stock Photo) There was also a ...

RYLAN CLARK is on a mission to get clued-up on all things history, as I can reveal he’s going to be digging into the past ...

Mayfair Witches is a supernatural horror drama series adapted from Anne Rice's novel trilogy, Lives of the Mayfair Witches. The first episode of the second season premiered on January 5, 2025, and ...