Why Europe’s wars of religion put 40,000 ‘witches’ to a terrible death

Why Europe’s wars of religion put 40,000 ‘witches’ to a terrible death
The hanging of the Pendle ‘witches’ at Lancaster Castle in 1612.Photograph: Getty Images It was a terrifying phenomenon that continues to cast a shadow over…

January 7, 2018 at 11:19AM
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