The main result of the project, the 1000-page volume Records of the Salem Witch-Hunt was published in January 2009 (Cambridge University Press). The texts provide valuable information on Colonial ...
Her made-up tale also hinted at other witches raising their heads in Salem. The literal mother of all witch hunt's began with hysteria reaching a point where even a 5-year old was arrested.
One of the reasons that the Salem witch craze has such a hold on our imagination is the detailed testimony available to us. There are several contemporary sources, including court records ...
For all the notoriety which the judgment of history has fastened upon the Salem witch-hunts, the true story of the trials is a little-known one. It is an intensely dramatic story, numbering among ...
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 ...
Formerly the residence of infamous Judge Jonathan Corwin, 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 ...
For example, The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, is essentially a play based on the Salem witch hunts in 17th-century America. However, when we look at the background of why it was written ...