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Spain's Mysterious Village Of The Witches Is One Of Europe's Best Halloween Destinations

This quaint Spanish village has a dark past. Home to a fascinating Witches' Museum and a cave steeped in legends, its the ...
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How the Inquisition Handled Witchcraft

The Inquisition is often linked with witch hunts, but their focus lay elsewhere. Their approach to witchcraft was cautious, even skeptical Who Trump Officials Deem Essential in Shutdown Raises ...
William & Mary

New Book Publication by Lu Ann Homza

Village Infernos and Witches’ Advocates: Witch-Hunting in Navarre, 1608-1614 by Lu Ann Homza. Published January 19, 2022 by Pennsylvania State University Press. This book revises what we thought we ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Spain’s Centuries-Long Witch Hunt Killed 700 Women

This article is a selection from the November/December 2022 issue of Smithsonian magazine The Village of Sant Feliu Sasserra perches on a hilltop in a pine-forested region of Catalonia. Fifty-three ...
Standard-Examiner

Judge squelches defense attorney’s mentions of Salem witch trials, other events

FARMINGTON — A defense attorney who sometimes refers to the Salem witch trials and the Spanish Inquisition in his closing arguments objects that Davis County prosecutors are trying to muzzle him ...
The New York Times

Last Conviction in Salem Witch Trials Is Cleared 329 Years Later

The exoneration of Elizabeth Johnson Jr., the last person whose name was not officially cleared, came from the efforts of an eighth-grade civics teacher and her students. By Vimal Patel Elizabeth ...