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 ...

Between early 1692 and mid-1693, the Salem witch trials swept through colonial Massachusetts ... which only fueled the hysteria. Once accusations started, they spread rapidly, and many people ...

A new exhibition on the Salem witch trials explores how the meaning of the word “witch” has evolved through the centuries Kate Wheeling In 1692, a panic swept through Salem, Massachusetts.

In 1692 in Salem, Massachusetts, mass hysteria rang out as teen girls began acting erratically, citing witches were to blame. What followed is a terrifying slew of accusations, trials and executions.

If you're heading to Salem, you should set aside some time for a visit to the Salem Witch Trials Memorial. Built to honor the victims who died during the 1692 witchcraft hysteria, the memorial ...

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.

Contrary to the legends which surround the trials, no witch was ever burned ... back of the witchcraft hysteria. Several weeks later, the court which had tried the Salem cases adjourned, never ...

If you're heading to Salem, you should set aside some time for a visit to the Salem Witch Trials Memorial. Built to honor the victims who died during the 1692 witchcraft hysteria, the memorial ...

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 ...