If amateur investigation into my lineage is to be believed, Rebecca Nurse is my ninth great-grandmother, Lynne Weiler writes.

In 1324 Dame Alice Kyteler was the first Irish woman to be accused of witchcraft. Had she really used the dark arts to acquire her wealth or was she just your every day serial killer? In this video we ...

Though an arduous process, her attention to detail unveiled that stregamenti often played a profound role in 16th century Venetian witchcraft trials. As Bennett’s research continued, her interest in ...

Though an arduous process, her attention to detail unveiled that stregamenti often played a profound role in 16th century Venetian witchcraft trials. As Bennett’s research continued, her interest in ...

and The Christmas Witch Trial Of La Befana, which she’ll star in opposite her brother, Danny. When People asked if the actor had any plans to retire, she was “quick to say ‘no.'” “I ...

The palace has an inner courtyard and dungeons where prisoners awaiting trial by the Tribunal of the Holy ... or below this measure was considered evidence of witchcraft. Today, the Palace of the ...

Witchcraft trials became a nexus between law, theology and the culture of common people. In this course, students will study the cultural and social basis of this development and get to know a ...

The last witch trial in Germany took place 250 years ago. Yet a global study shows that the belief in witchcraft is still alive and well in the 21st century. "I'm a modern witch, I admit it," says ...

While witchcraft in the United States is most commonly understood in reference to the Salem Witch Trials in New England, the worst witch trial in history actually took place in Spain. Meanwhile, ...

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Trump blasted the conviction of National Rally leader Marine Le Pen, who was found guilty of embezzling €4.4 million ($4.8 million) of European Union funds this week, as a “witch hunt” for ...

Trump blasted the conviction of National Rally leader Marine Le Pen, who was found guilty of embezzling €4.4 million ($4.8 million) of European Union funds this week, as a “witch hunt” for what ...