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 ...

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

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.

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 ...

The Salem witch trials are famous, but throughout history thousands were executed for the impossible crime of witchcraft. Most suspects were poor women, elderly, indigenous people or disabled ...

A guide to Hong Kong’s most haunted places And the building that houses the museum has a history of its own: it was built in the late 16th century by a witch hunter who played a key role in ...

Other accused witches included Agnes Sampson, a respected elderly woman in North Berwick and Dr John Fian, a local schoolmaster. Like Gillis Duncan they were both tortured, with Sampson having her ...

This woodcut print from 1489 shows a witch shooting an enchanted arrow at a man's foot to cure his illness. (Science History Images / Alamy Stock Photo) In the past, people had a much more limited ...

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 ...