A new book on the Salem Witch Trials, "A Salem Witch: The Trial, Execution and Exoneration of Rebecca Nurse," examines how an elderly pillar of community, considered to be a
Why were 19 people hanged for practising dark magic in 17th-century New England? Ellie Cawthorne, presenter of a new HistoryExtra podcast series on the events of 1692–93, examines six causes of the Salem witch trials
Professor Julie Walsh's "Philosophy and Witchcraft" class, offered each fall, focuses on witchcraft, its prosecution, and, of course, Salem, Massachusetts.
The core of the charming Swiss village I once called home contains buildings constructed during the 1600s. Like Vail, Bremgarten’s village center is primarily pedestrian-only. It is bordered by a gorgeous river and hosts a…