Witch trials had been going on during the previous centuries before the trials. There were many in Europe and the British Isles. There had been two in Connecticutt and three in Boston before Salem.
NONE! No one was actually a witch in the Salem trials. However, 6 men were executed. And I have to make the point that in Puritan lore, a male witch is a wizard, not a warlock.
35 1/2 people survived the Salem witch trials, one guy was supposedly chopped in half but survived.
The Salem witchcraft trials were held in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692. 140 were accused, 20 were killed.
Although there where many witch trials troughout history, perhaps the most famous one took place in Salem, Massachusets. EDIT: Other witch trials took place in Connecticutt, England, Scotland, Germany and France.
Beyond the Witch Trials has 211 pages.
Around 160.
Nineteen people were hanged during the Salem witch trials.
There are only woodcuts and etchings of the Trials. And not many have identification of the subject.
The trials lasted a year and four months.
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Witch trials had been going on during the previous centuries before the trials. There were many in Europe and the British Isles. There had been two in Connecticutt and three in Boston before Salem.
Around 160 were formally complained about.
Rebecca Nurse and many others.
William Stoughton was the chief magistrate over many of the trials.
NONE! No one was actually a witch in the Salem trials. However, 6 men were executed. And I have to make the point that in Puritan lore, a male witch is a wizard, not a warlock.