Early Modern witch trials - The National Archives
Early Modern witch trials - The National Archives
Aug 4, 2022
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Between February 1692 and May 1693, nearly 200 people—mostly women—were accused of witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts. In the centuries since, it's become a curious part of colonial American history—but how much do you actually know about the Salem Witch Trials? Find out more: https://on.natgeo.com/3C7GehO | National Geographic History
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The Salem witch trials are just the tip of the iceberg. From the 16th to 18th centuries, witch hunts raged across the globe—driven less by evidence and more by fear and spectacle. #WitchesTruthBehindTheTrials is now streaming on Disney and Hulu. | National Geographic History
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How do you treat a suspected case of bewitchment? With a witch bottle, of course. These anti-bewitchment devices were bottles filled with urine and small objects like hair, coins, and pins, before being buried in an attempt to fend off illness and misfortune caused by unknown malign forces. https://on.natgeo.com/3EjlPHw | National Geographic
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Why was it mostly women accused of witchcraft and what led to them being hunted and tried for an impossible crime? Unravelling the history of witches through time reveals some uncomfortable truths about how a manual, that will eventually guide centuries of witch-hunters, was created from the ambitions of the few, rather than the many. In one of Europe’s first major witch trials, in the German lands, a terrifying and brutal series of events engulfs everyone from lowly peasants to the richest memb
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Sweden remained largely unaffected by witch trials until an event known as The Great Noise in the 1660s. Hysteria spread across the country, driven by children telling stories of Blåkulla, a fantastical place they are taken to by witches who cavort with the devil. Cinematic reconstruction, analysis and expert interviews shed light on this brutal event in Swedish history. Tune in to Witches: Truth Behind The Trials on Wednesdays at 8pm on National Geographic UK. | National Geographic UK
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Salem is famous for the witch trials that took place there in 1692. Historians explore the broken politics, complex history and local rivalries that resulted in mass hysteria and the supposed bewitchment of girls from the village, that led to mass scale accusations of witchcraft. Tune in to Witches: Truth Behind The Trials on Wednesdays at 8pm on National Geographic UK. | National Geographic UK
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