On this day in 1690, "Publick Occurrences Both Forreign and Domestick" attracted colonial officials' ire by repeating a scandalous rumor and condemning a British alliance with the Mohawk Meilan ...

In her book A Fever in Salem: A New Interpretation of the New England Witch Trials, Laurie Winn Carlson draws on these events at length in the first few chapters; they make fascinating reading.

Today’s Salem is a strange place, at once alluring and off-putting. This former haunt of terrified, grudge-holding (and doomed) Puritans bursts with witch museums, statues, tours, workshops ...

The infamous Salem witch trials of 1692 and 1693 claimed the lives of 20 people. In total, more than 200 people were accused of witchcraft and more than 150 were arrested.

the Witch House is the only structure in Salem still standing that has direct ties to the 1692 witch trials. Because of this, it is a crucial stop on any Salem itinerary (and included on many of ...

They’re eighth graders,” La Pierre explained ... the trials and executions were held. The events in Salem stand out precisely because witchcraft was generally not a big deal in the New World. There ...

One is an immersive narration of the 1692 Salem witch trials featuring costumed life-size mannequins, lighting and prerecorded narration, and the second, titled "Witches: Evolving Perceptions ...

An illustration of the trial of George Jacobs, who was hanged during the Salem witch trials in 1692. More than 200 people were accused during the trials, and 20 were executed, making it the ...

The city of Salem, Massachusetts, which famously draws massive crowds during the Halloween season for its history with the ...

Ms Jones, who appeared in Coronation Street between 2000 and 2004, also travels to Germany, and to Massachusetts in the USA where the Salem witch trials took place in the 1690s. Hailing from ...