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The 1970s Witchcraft Trial and Other Oddities in Witch History
The persecution of women for witchcraft sounds like the kind of backwards stuff that belongs in Colonial Salem or 1600s Europe, not something that could happen in modern America. Yet in the…
Ancient History
Horrific Facts from History that Will Invade Nightmares
History is full of horrific but frequently overlooked moments. Take Vlad the Impaler, a real-life medieval ruler whose dark reputation…
American History
A Definitive List of Some of History’s Most Awful People and Events
Terrible people and terrible events have been far too common throughout history. Take the conman who styled himself “Witch Finder…
People
40 Real People Executed for Witchcraft
Before modern science, people didn’t know who to blame when crops failed, plague spread, or children died young. What couldn’t…
Civil War
The Macabre Career of Witch Finder General Belonged to this Scheming Man in the 17th Century
The seventeenth century marked a sharp rise in anxiety about witchcraft in the British Isles. The country acquired a witch…