Giles Corey, a farmer accused of witchcraft during the Salem witch trials, pleaded “not guilty.” He didn’t believe he’d achieve a fair trial and refused to speak. He was subsequently ...

Maryland is the most recent state to introduce legislation to exonerate those convicted of witchcraft centuries ago. But why ...

The bill acknowledges that more than 300 years after the witch trials in the U.S., historians, and society agree the accused and convicted individuals were innocent. Community panic, overwhelming ...

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 ...

A 350-year-old estate linked to the Salem witch trials and the Revolutionary War is on the market in Beverly. Located at 252 Essex St. in Beverly, the home was originally constructed by William ...

Another sensational witch trial for Ireland was that of Florence Newton in 1661. She was accused of enchanting Mary Langdon, the maid of a prominent figure in the town called John Pyne.

Witchcraft has long been dismissed as superstition or spectacle — but a new interdisciplinary field reframes it as feminist ...

A slice of colonial history in Beverly, Massachusetts, directly associated with the notorious Salem witch trials, has been put on the market. The home located at 252 Essex Street is now listed for ...

Scarlet Witch actress Elizabeth Olsen has suggested she will not be in either Avengers: Secret Wars or Avengers: Doomsday. Marvel Cinematic Universe fans had hoped to see The Scarlet Witch return ...

Founded in 2020 by Claire Mitchell KC and Zoe Venditozzi, Witches of Scotland has been at the forefront of the campaign to bring justice to the victims of the witch trials. The campaign gained ...

Several Marvel actors have already dodged the question of whether they will appear in Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars, but Scarlet Witch actor Elizabeth Olsen has become the first to ...

For example, the president labeled his Russia scandal a “witch hunt.” He used the same phrase to attack the Ukraine scandal that led to his first impeachment. He stuck to the line when talking ...