This 1892 illustration from Harper’s Magazine shows a courtroom scene, with a crowd accusing two young girls. Like many during the Salem witch trials, the girls’ youth reflects the ...

Roach’s 2002 book, “The Salem Witch Trials: A Day-by-day Chronicle of a Community Under Siege,” some of the afflicted girls claimed that a man named John Bradstreet had bewitched a dog.

Roach’s 2002 book, “The Salem Witch Trials: A Day-by-day Chronicle of a Community Under Siege,” some of the afflicted girls claimed that a man named John Bradstreet had bewitched a dog.

Roach’s 2002 book, “The Salem Witch Trials: A Day-by-day Chronicle of a Community Under Siege,” some of the afflicted girls claimed that a man named John Bradstreet had bewitched a dog.

One of the two churches that comprise Father Murray’s parish, Immaculate Conception Church, sits less than a two-minute walk from the Salem Witch Trials ... when four young girls played fortune ...

the 1692-93 Salem witch trials involved a series of hearings and prosecutions, ultimately resulting in the death of 27 people considered to be 'afflicted' by the 'Devil’s magic.' The infamous ...

Some girls alleged that he ... after a girl claimed its spirit had afflicted her. Overall, it seems that dogs suffered greatly during the Salem witch trials as well. Due to the strong associations ...