The witch trials that swept Europe from the late 15th through the 17th centuries, culminating notably in America’s Salem Witch Trials of 1692, were driven substantially by specific biblical ...

The advent of the printing press fuelled the spread of misinformation and the emergence of witch trials across Europe in the second half of the 15th century, according to a new study. Researchers ...

In an exhibition at this year’s Belfast Photo Festival, Antón exhibits imagery based on real testimony from the 17th century ...

The sudden emergence of witch trials in early modern Europe may have been fueled by one of humanity's most significant intellectual milestones: the invention of the printing press in 1450.

One change that led to witch trials across Europe was a change in how the Catholic Church viewed witchcraft. In the 10th century, the Catholic Church released an official document called the Canon ...

While the Salem witch trials involved trying more than 150 people across the Atlantic Ocean in Europe, where the Little Ice Age also wreaked havoc, about 100,000 people were tried for witchcraft.

The "Malleus Maleficarum" spurred centuries long witch-hunts and trials within Europe, codifying folklore into fact. Additionally, gender played a large role in shaping the stereotypes of witchcraft.

The advent of the printing press fuelled the spread of misinformation and the emergence of witch trials across Europe in the second half of the 15th century, according to a new study.. Researchers ...

During the 1700s, the witch trials died out across Europe. By the time this happened, though, thousands of Scots had been found guilty of witchcraft and had been executed.