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# Agnes Sampson

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This was the European Witch Craze that Fueled the Salem Witch Trials
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This was the European Witch Craze that Fueled the Salem Witch Trials

The European Witch-Craze spanned over centuries during the early modern period, resulting in the deaths of thousands across Europe. Most were coerced into “confession” by torture and other means of extracting a…

By Shaina Lucas · 10 min
How Climate Change Spurred Witch Hunts In Medieval Europe Before The Age of Enlightenment
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How Climate Change Spurred Witch Hunts In Medieval Europe Before The Age of Enlightenment

We typically think that climate change is something brought on in modern times, but as an enormous and violent thunderstorm…

Megan Hamilton · 8 min