The witch hunts in Central Europe took off in the late 15th century and lasted for almost 300 years, resulting in the prosecution of roughly 90,000 people, with nearly 45,000 executions. Belief in ...

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 ...

In the years before King James VI of Scotland inherited the English throne too, he oversaw a rather brutal witch trial that would go down in history as one of Europe's bloodiest. Visitors to North ...

demons and witches inside forever. Burying a shoe, or keeping one in the roof to ward off evil spirits was a common practice throughout Europe during the time period. The shoes were placed back ...

This seminar studies the representation of witches from the late 1400s to the mid-1600s, exploring the violent history of European witch hunts and the use of women’s bodies as a tool for political ...

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 ...