In colonial New England, the Puritans’ religious worldview strongly influenced their legal and social structures, making biblical law central to governance and societal behavior. The Salem Witch ...

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 ...

But to the Puritans of Salem, indeed to any seventeenth century ... Contrary to the legends which surround the trials, no witch was ever burned in Massachusetts. The only deviation from the ...

After years of neglect to one of the most important sites of the Salem Witch Trials that still stands today, a judge has appointed a receiver to ...

Indeed, from her appearance and occupation it was fortunate for herself that she lived more than a century after the tragedies enacted by our Puritan ... to the Salem Witch Trials in New England ...

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 ...

In 1692, in New England, it took hold of a small Puritan settlement in Massachusetts ... This is a Short History Of The Salem Witch Trials. A Noiser production, written by Sean Coleman.