During the witch panics of the Middle Ages, authorities confiscated various brews, ointments, and salves from people accused of witchcraft and sorcery. In the early 1500s, ...

The fort is thought to be the origin of the village's name is similar to the Old Irish word for 'little fort', dúnán. In the ...

Two witches tell CNN about their daily rituals, from spell-casting to TikTok posting, and how they discovered their magic.

A toad excavated from a woman's chest (left) "proves" that she was a witch, in a German print from about 1500. The Duckingstool, by Charles Stanley Reinhart, ...

There is also no clear proof that the people executed as Satan-worshipping “witches” in Europe during that same time period—possibly as many as 60,000 between the late 1500s and early 1700s ...

It attracts visitors from all over and is even a stop on the Old Louisville historic ghost tour.In this week's Ask Caray, we looked into the "Witches' Tree" and the lore behind it.At first glance ...

Between 1500 and 1700, nearly 4,000 Scottish people were accused of witchcraft - the majority of them women. What happened to the accused? Find out in this 3rd level history BBC Bitesize article.

Witches were believed to have power over the natural world, so failing crops, sick livestock, or ever bad weather could all be seen as the result of witchcraft. ... By the 1500s, organised ...

‘Witch doctor’ who charged woman $1,500 to ‘remove evil spirits’ found guilty of rape. By WSBTV.com News Staff. March 06, 2024 at 9:12 am EST. Expand.