rashore Posted July 22, 2016 #1 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Quote Although the persecution of alleged witches took place in Christian Europe during the medieval period, it reached its peak during the religious wars of the 16th and 17th centuries. In that period, laws in many Catholic and Protestant countries brutally enforced the belief that witchcraft was the work of the devil. Historians estimate that between 40,000 and 60,000 people were executed for witchcraft in Europe and the American colonies from the 15th to the early 18th centuries, and up to 75 percent of the victims were women. Here are six of the most infamous witch trials in Europe and the United States. http://www.livescience.com/55431-infamous-witch-trials-in-history.html 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonardo Posted July 22, 2016 #2 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Did they all weigh less than a duck? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hetrodoxly Posted July 23, 2016 #3 Share Posted July 23, 2016 No mention of the Pendle witches? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vorg Posted July 23, 2016 #4 Share Posted July 23, 2016 It just shows human ignorance at its highest level. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Monk Posted July 24, 2016 #5 Share Posted July 24, 2016 On 23/07/2016 at 3:00 PM, hetrodoxly said: No mention of the Pendle witches? I would have thought the Pendle Witches would have been the most famous of all the witch trials. Me and my mate went for a walk up Pendle Hill in 2010. It's a spooky place, even in broad daylight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hetrodoxly Posted July 25, 2016 #6 Share Posted July 25, 2016 On 24/07/2016 at 6:35 PM, Black Monk said: I would have thought the Pendle Witches would have been the most famous of all the witch trials. Me and my mate went for a walk up Pendle Hill in 2010. It's a spooky place, even in broad daylight. It's the most famous i know of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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