In this piece, I argue that witchcraft is a myth ravaging the lives of many Africans; and witch-hunting needs an urgent ...

Four hundred years ago, thousands of ordinary people, the vast majority of them women, were hunted down, tortured and killed in witch hunts across Scotland and England. Lucy Worsley investigates what ...

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But 331 years later, religious witch hunts remain a common — if not well-publicized — occurrence in countries around the world. Women are the predominant targets, as they were in historical ...

Ten Dalhousie graduate students successfully squeezed hundreds of pages of research into 180 seconds flat to clinch their ...

Some historians believe that the religious turmoil of the Reformation contributed to the witch hunts as leaders of the different religions tried to demonstrate that they were fighting against evil.

In Part 3, explore how the Little Ice Age’s harsh climate and societal struggles fueled fear and superstition, leading to widespread witch hunts. Discover the chilling connection between climate ...

Before you start laughing at that headline, tartan is more than just a fancy plaid to soak up your haggis juice in Scotland. Individual designs can carry symbolic meaning, with every last clan laying ...

As we mark Commonwealth Day 2025, the Advocacy for Alleged Witches protests witch hunts and ritual attacks in Commonwealth ...

COPS must end “pathetic” witch hunts on free speech and focus on real crime, MPs insisted yesterday. It came after a nan was quizzed for criticising local Labour councillors online.