Books have always had the power to cast a spell over their readers – figuratively. But one book that was quite popular from ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Seventy-eight percent of the people executed for witchcraft in New England in the late 17th and early 18th centuries were women.

With Halloween emerging around the dark corner of October, witches once again take centre stage. Broomsticks, bubbling ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Illustration from "The History of Witches and Wizards, 1720." | "The History of Witches and Wizards, 1720." The witch panics that ...

Get full access to The Daily Beast for $1 In her startling new movie “Witches,” Elizabeth Sankey draws a line from witch trials to “The Wizard of Oz” to postpartum moms. “This was a film made by a mad ...

The persecution of witches has never been about magic, it’s always been about punishing women who do not conform to patriarchal standards. It’s as true today as it was in 1692. Two people dressed as ...

Today I am so pleased to welcome back to Lynneth Miller Renberg to the Anxious Bench. Lynneth is an assistant professor of history at Anderson University, with teaching and research interests in ...

"Double double toil and trouble" is a quote from Shakespeare's Macbeth that conjures images of evil witches making potions in giant cauldrons. But the truth was that women persecuted as witches were ...

Director Elizabeth Sankey posits a dubious connection between historical witchery and post-partum psychological suffering in this documentary bowing at Tribeca. By Robyn Bahr As an artwork detailing ...

Why are witches depicted with pointy hats? Uncover the surprising history behind the iconic headwear, from 1600s fashion and Quakers to Hollywood.