17th Century New England - Witchcraft This website features lots of information on 17th Century New England with speical emphasis on the Essex County Witch Hunt of 1692. Site contains links have to do with historical perceptions of witchcraft in Europe and the Americas, including methods of detection and the people who were persecuted. A Brief History of Witchcraft Persecutions A Brief History of Witchcraft Persecutions before Salem by Douglas Linder (2005) Connecticut's Heritage Gateway - Witchcraft Witchcraft in the olden days has been one of the most intriguing subjects of inquiry for both the serious scholar and the amateur. And there is perhaps no other field in which the professionals and the amateurs are so far apart in their approach and understanding. Professional historians are trained to perceive past events as they were perceived by people living at the time. Read More. Connecticut Judicial Law Libraries - Witchcraft In 1642 witchcraft was punishable by death in Connecticut. This capital offense was backed by references to the Bible, i.e., Ex: 22, 18; Lev: 20, 27; Deu: 18, 10, 11. Alse Young (sometimes also referred to as Achsah or Alice) of Windsor, Connecticut was the first person executed for witchcraft in America. Alse was hanged at Meeting House Square in Hartford on what is now the site of the Old State House. A journal of then Massachusetts Governor John Winthrop states that "One of Windsor was hanged." The second town clerk of Windsor, Matthew Grant also confirms the execution with the May 26, 1647 diary entry, "Alse Young was hanged." Read More. Connecticut State Library - Colonial Witchcraft Research Guide to Colonial Witchcraft Trial Materials at the Connecticut State Library. This bibliography lists some of the materials on colonial witchcraft trials that are available at the Connecticut State Library. While not exhaustive, it will help researchers formulate successful strategies for consulting materials dealing with the colonial witchcraft trials in New England. For materials noted as Archives, Main Vault, Special Collections, or Wells Collection, please see the Rules and Procedures for Researchers Using Archival Records and Secured Collections Materials. or additional information on access, please see Use of Offsite and Secured Collections. Read More. Gendercide Watch - The European Witch Hunts Case Study: The European Witch-Hunts, c. 1450-1750 and Witch-Hunts Today. More. Local Histories Org - The Witch Trials From the late 15th century to the late 18th century a wave of persecution washed across parts of Europe. Tens of thousands of people were executed for witchcraft. So what happened? Belief in magic was almost universal in the past. Almost all cultures believed that you could use supernatural means to help hunting or to make your crops grow better or to make humans or animals more fertile. Magic could also be used to heal the sick. For the great majority of people who lived before the 18th century magic was an ordinary part of everyday life. To them the world was a mysterious and frightening place. They did not know what caused disease and other natural phenomena and so they sometimes assumed there was a supernatural explanation. Read More. Paralumun.com A site with information on Witchcraft the ancient history, secrets, styles and more. Topics include Bamberg Witch Trials, Salem Old Witch Jail, Arras Witch Trials, Pentacle and Pentagram History, Torture Methods of the Inquisition, Tools and more. Want to learn more about the fascinating history of Witchcraft check out this site for a great starting point. Salem Massachusetts - What About Witches The events which led to the Witch Trials actually occurred in what is now the town of Danvers, then a parish of Salem Town, known as Salem Village. Launching the hysteria was the bizarre, seemingly inexplicable behavior of two young girls; the daughter, Betty, and the niece, Abigail Williams, of the Salem Village minister, Reverend Samuel Parris. More. Salem Witchcraft Trials 1692 From June through September of 1692, nineteen men and women, all having been convicted of witchcraft, were carted to Gallows Hill, a barren slope near Salem Village, for hanging. Another man of over eighty years was pressed to death under heavy stones for refusing to submit to a trial on witchcraft charges. Hundreds of others faced accusations of witchcraft; dozens languished in jail for months without trials until the hysteria that swept through Puritan Massachusetts subsided. (CONTINUED)--->>> Salem Witch Trials - Wickipedia The Salem witch trials were a series of hearings before county court trials to prosecute people accused of witchcraft in the counties of Essex, Suffolk, and Middlesex in colonial Massachusetts, between February 1692 and May 1693. Read More. Unexplainedstuff.Com - Witchcraft Trials In the period from about 1450 to 1750, somewhere around 40,000 to 60,000 individuals were tried as witches and condemned to death in central Europe. Of that number, as high as three-quarters of the victims were women. Read More. Witchcraft and Witches - The Witch Trials Outbreaks of witchcraft hysteria, with subsequent mass executions, began in the early 16th Century in Europe. Although the Reformation divided Europe between Protestant regions and those loyal to the Pope, the Protestants took the crime of witchcraft no less seriously (arguably even more so) than the Catholics. The vast majority of those who fell under suspicion of witchcraft were women, who were regarded by witch-hunters as especially susceptible to the Devil’s blandishments. Read More. Witchcraft.com A site hosted by Witch Kia who will guide you through the fascinating and often times magickal world of Witchcraft. Whether you're new to the path, researching the history or attempting to learn the practices of this ancient way. This site will assist and expand your understanding, education and satisfy your curiosity. Witchcraft History A site offering information on the history of Witchcraft, Witchcraft Charms, Witchcraft in the Elizabethan Age, Symbols and Trials. If you're interesting in learning more about Witchcraft this is a great place to start.

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