Witch trial

Witch trial

* Salem witch trials - 1692-1693, Salem, Massachusetts, United States
* Torsåker witch trials - 1675, Torsåker, Sweden
* Ramsele witch trial - 1634, Ramsele, Sweden
* North Berwick witch trials - 1590, North Berwick, Scotland
* Bideford witch trial - 1682, Bideford, England
* Basque witch trials - 1609, Logroño, Spain
* Bury St. Edmunds witch trials - 1645, 1662, 1655 & 1694, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
* Vardö witch trial - 1662-1663, Vardö, Norway
* Würzburg witch trial -1627-1629, Würzburg, Germany
* Pendle witch trials - 1612, Pendle, Lancashire, England
* Paisley witch trials - 1696, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

See also Witch-hunt for the wider European and American witch trials.


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