He was once accused of beating a farmhand to death and was rumored to have set fire to ... conscience of Salem, prompting many residents to question the legitimacy of the witch trials, as ...

The pivotal accuser at the trials, Tituba, would go down in history ... As often as we have revisited Salem—on the page, on the stage and on the screen—we have failed to unpack a crucial ...

In 1692, the colonial town of Salem, Massachusetts, became caught up in a fervor over alleged witchcraft. In her new book “The Witches,” Stacy Schiff explores what led a group of Puritans to ...

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.

The black, red, gray and pink design honors the thousands of individuals—mostly women—who were persecuted under the Scottish Witchcraft Act On This Day in History On this day in 1690 ...

This story was updated at 10:45 a.m. Salem Fire Department crews kept a fire Thursday night at the Lowe's on Turner Road SE contained to pallets at the rear of the building. The commercial fire ...

“It’s time to rename it what it really is, The Salem Witch Trial,” said Ludwick. Chair Salem defended the special committee after the meeting wrapped up. When we asked whether he regretted ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Salem, Massachusetts Salem, Massachusetts, a town etched in history, is best known for the infamous Salem witch trials of 1692. These trials, which led to the execution of 20 people accused of ...