While the Salem witch trials involved trying more than 150 people across the Atlantic Ocean in Europe, where the Little Ice Age also wreaked havoc, about 100,000 people were tried for witchcraft.

Salem, Massachusetts needs no introduction. This New England town is famous for being the site of the 1692 Witch Trials, the first case of recorded mass hysteria in America, and one of the most ...

The Salem witch trials unfolded between February 1692 and May 1693 in a dark chapter of colonial Massachusetts history. During this harrowing period, over 200 individuals faced accusations of ...

In 1648, Margaret Jones, a midwife, became the first person in Massachusetts — the second in New England — to be executed for witchcraft, decades before the infamous Salem witch trials.

The second annual CT Witch Festival will return to Hartford's historic Pratt St. from Aug. 8-9, welcoming bewitched ...

When did the Salem witch trials take place? Hundreds of individuals were accused of witchcraft in what would become the Commonwealth of Massachusetts between 1638 and 1693. Most escaped execution.

Five women who were hanged as witches more than 330 years ago at Proctor's Ledge during the Salem, Massachusetts, witch trials. Sarah Good, Elizabeth Howe, Susannah Martin, Rebecca Nurse and Sarah ...

This Oct. 25, 2023 photo shows the Boston grave site of Samuel Sewall, a judge in the 1692-1693 Salem witch trials who later issued a public confession, taking "the blame and shame of the trials ...

In spring 1692, a handful of women in the New England town of Salem Village had been arrested on “suspicion of acts of witchcraft” when authorities issued a warrant for Dorothy Good, age 4 ...

More than 150 people were tried during the Salem witch trials, Baker said. Most were locked up in jail for months, and some were sentenced to up to a year or more. Five died in jail, 19 were ...

In 1692 and 1693, the Salem witch trials were held in northeastern Massachusetts and led to the prosecution of more than 150 people.