She was thrown in jail but was later released after the chaos and paranoia died down. According to a 2002 book called The Salem Witch Trials: A Day-by-day Chronicle of a Community Under Siege by ...

The black, red, gray and pink design honors the thousands of individuals—mostly women—who were persecuted under the Scottish Witchcraft Act Sarah Kuta On this day in 1690, "Publick Occurrences ...

So if the accused plead guilty, they got jail time. If they plead innocent ... accused and executed for witchcraft during the ...

“It’s time to rename it what it really is, The Salem Witch Trial,” said Ludwick. Chair Salem defended the special committee after the meeting wrapped up. When we asked whether he regretted ...

The last proceedings of the Salem Witch Trials in Massachusetts ended in 1693. But 331 years later, religious witch hunts remain a common — if not well-publicized — occurrence in countries ...

the Witch House is the only structure in Salem still standing that has direct ties to the 1692 witch trials. Because of this, it is a crucial stop on any Salem itinerary (and included on many of ...

Along the way, tourgoers will pass by more than a dozen historical locations including the Salem Witch Trials Memorial, the Old Town Hall and the Old Witch Jail. Reviewers praise the guides for ...

In her book A Fever in Salem: A New Interpretation of the New England Witch Trials, Laurie Winn Carlson draws on these events at length in the first few chapters; they make fascinating reading.