Witches: Truth Behind the Trials

The events surrounding six of the world's worst and most fascinating witch trials are brought to life with contemporary interpretation and analysis shedding a fresh light on the reasons for these terrifying deaths and miscarriages of justice.

America: Salem's Hunts and Hysteria

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The most-famous witch trials of them all: Salem, Massachusetts.

Germany: The Witch Hunts Begin

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The brutal Trier witch trials and the origins of witch-hunting.

Scotland: The King and the Witches

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The true story of the first major witch trials in Scotland.

Sweden: The Legend of Blåkulla

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Swedish children tell stories of a place witches took them to.

Ireland: Possessed by the Devil

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A terrifying tale of demonic possession in a witch trial in Ireland.