Liber XXXV · Witchcraft & Wicca
Liber XXXV · Witchcraft & Wicca
Chapter VIII
Witch Trials
7 min readAnna Göldi (1782): The Trial of Europe's Last Witch ExplainedAnna Göldi, beheaded in Glarus in 1782 and called Europe's last witch: her trial, the pins and the Tschudi household, her 2008 rehabilitation and legacy.8 min readJanet Horne: The Last Witch Executed in Scotland (1727)Janet Horne and the Dornoch witch burning of 1727: what the sources say, the end of the Scottish witch-hunt, and the modern apology and memorials.8 min readMalleus Maleficarum: The Hammer of Witches and Its LegacyThe Malleus Maleficarum (1486) explained: Heinrich Kramer, the papal bull, the book's three parts, its misogyny and its real influence on the witch trials.8 min readReginald Scot's Discoverie of Witchcraft (1584) ExplainedReginald Scot's Discoverie of Witchcraft (1584): the Kentish sceptic's attack on witch-hunting, its exposed conjurations and tricks, and Bruno's Spaccio.10 min readThe European Witch Trials: History, Causes and Death TollThe European witch trials c.1450–1750: the Malleus Maleficarum, demonology, regional variation, the 40,000–60,000 executed, Salem and why the trials ended.
Forthcoming in this chapter
18- Witch Trials: A Complete Guide
- Valais Witch Trials (1428)
- Trier Witch Trials (1581–1593)
- North Berwick Witch Trials (1590)
- Basque Witch Trials (1609–1614)
- Pendle Witch Trials (1612)
- Vardø Witch Trials (1621)
- Würzburg Witch Trials (1626–1631)
- Bamberg Witch Trials (1626–1631)
- Matthew Hopkins and the East Anglian Trials (1645–1647)
- Mora Witch Trial (1669)
- Torsåker Witch Trials (1675)
- Salem Witch Trials (1692)
- Bideford Witch Trial (1682)
- Paisley Witches (1697)
- Alice Kyteler Trial (1324)
- Chelmsford Witch Trials (1566)
- How Many People Were Killed in the Witch Trials?