Once hunted and feared, the witch steps into the light at Pointe-à-Callière’s Witches: Out of the Shadows. Open until Apr. 6, 2025, the exhibition is a retrospect of the unknown history of witches, ...

The Spanish Inquisition put a stop to the witchcraft trials that had spilled over from France in the early 17th century by assuming jurisdiction over witchcraft accusations. It's true that 80% of ...

They speak of the ghost of a woman called Helena, who lived here in the 18th Century with her ... During the Spanish Inquisition, many public executions took place here, and the thousands who were ...

Sadly, though, over- hunting meant that by the close of the 20th century ... in the 16th and 17th centuries, these caves were a popular meeting spot for legions of witches. So rife was the rumour that ...

News Editor Correspondent Piper Vance dive into NC State’s 1598 copy of “De La Démonomanie Des Sorciers” by Jean Bodin, a ...

Throughout accounts of 17th-century witch trials in Europe and North America, physical features alone were considered ...

Throughout accounts of 17th-century witch trials in Europe and ... Historians estimate that more than 75% of those accused of witchcraft in the 16th and 17th centuries were female.