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The Witch Hunt trials in Salem in 1692 ended with nineteen people tried and hanged as witches. In addition, there are no figures as to how many innocents were tortured and persecuted during the frenzy. In many cases, people were accused for a variety of reasons not confined to witchcraft, such as jealousy and revenge. There was little defense when someone accused you of being a witch and consorting with the Devil in Puritan society.
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How were witches really killed in Salem?
they were hung, 1 was pressed to death for not entering a ple
What happened to king James 1's wife that made him believe witches existed?
she got hung
Did the Pendle witches get hanged?
Yes, ten of the eleven accused were hung. The other was given a years' hard labour. Witches were not burned in England at this time, though they were in Scotland. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pendle_witch_trials
How did they kill Salem witches?
They usually hung, burnt, drowned, or cut them to death. EDIT: At Salem, they only hung the convicted witches. Burning was a Continental European punishment. Drowning was part of the water test and if you drowned you were innocent. And "cut" I can only explain as beheading. The only person accused of witchcraft to be beheaded was Anne Bolynn, and that was because she was convicted of treason.
How many witches in a coven?
The traditional number of witches in a coven is 13.
Facts about the Pendle witches?
The Pendle witches got hung.
What were the punishments for accused witches?
hung & burnt
What did the innocent say they did as witches to stop being hung?
Witches were burned, because they could escape suffocation.
What would people do to witches?
the would either get hung or they would burn the witches. Very painful deaths
What are 2 ways witches were eliminated from the community?
Some ways that witches were eliminated from the community were that they were: - Hung - Burnt - Drowned
How were witches really killed in Salem?
they were hung, 1 was pressed to death for not entering a ple
How were witches executed in europe?
Witches were killed in a variety of ways. If they actually made it through the torturing without dying then they were likely burned alive or hung.
What did they do to witches?
Contrary to popular belief they were generally hung. Some were pressed to death, drowned or burned.
What happened to king James 1's wife that made him believe witches existed?
she got hung
What were the prosecutions for the Salem witches?
In Salem, none of the witches were burnt. Most of them were hung and two were crushed under stones. That is not true. over 150 people in Salem were convicted of witchcraft and almost all of them died. Many of them were burned, drowne or even stoned by the villagers.
What was the witches punishment for being a witch?
you were thrown off a mountain or hung or drowed or the made you eat your own eyeballs
Where did witches get their power?
Have you heard of the Saelem Village. Well then a few girls made up that witches were controlling them with magical forces. One of the girls said she would stop and the other girls nearly had her scentenced to death but she said sorry. Many mmen women and children were hung. This spread to England and throughout the world. Many years later a girl owned up and that is when it stopped. That is where witches got their powers.
