Ruth Osborne was drowned by a mob of 5,000 people after being accused of witchcraft in 1751, a librarian says.

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The persecution began in the 1500s and lasted almost two centuries. Nearly 4,000 people were accused of witchcraft, a vast majority of them women. They were arrested, brutally tortured and coerced ...

The history of witchcraft and the centuries of persecution that it has aroused have been explored in a new book focusing on 13 of the most infamous cases from around the world. Witchcraft: A History ...

The investigation into Australia’s witchcraft society exposed a set of traditions far older and more structured than expected. Rituals, symbols, and gatherings had been quietly maintained for decades, ...

The Tuck Museum houses and pays tribute to the history of Hampton, including the town’s Indigenous roots, Massachusetts ties ...

Jean Smart’s magic is hereditary. In a new Instagram video for IMDb to promote her show “Hacks,” Smart, 72, revealed that her ancestor was put on trial during the Salem witch trials. “I found out that ...

To the lore-uninitiated, the fact that witches exist in the Star Wars universe might come as a shock, but they actually have a long history on screen in the franchise. “The Acolyte” Episode 3 dives ...