Witch trials

From a modern perspective, it seems incredible that people were once executed for practicing witchcraft. Yet, in medieval Europe and colonial America, more than 12,000 lost their lives this way. The proof of witchery was often as scanty as a physical deformity or as outrageous as the water test: If the tied-up suspect floated in water, they were guilty; if they sunk, they were innocent!

Year

2014

Language

English

Series

Why'd they do that? Strange customs of the past

Editions

1

Pages

32

ISBN

9781433995927

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