Perhaps the most famous witch to come out of the Salem Witch Trials, Abigail Hobbs, the number 6 in our list of most famous witches in history was accused of witchcraft at the tender age of 14.

Don’t forget to check our article about the 13 Most Famous Witches in History to have a more complete view about the long story of witches and how they evolve with society.. Finally, if you’re ...

Society has always feared powerful women. Witches have been a feature of folklore right across the globe, from the troll-whisperers of Scandinavia, to Italy's witch-prostitutes, to the tsukimono ...

TV's 10 Most Famous Witches, Ranked By Scariness. News. By Laura Hurley published 27 October 2015 When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

In fact, both witches said, fictional depictions of witches are almost entirely inaccurate. As long as your intentions are clear and your mind is open, you can become a witch, Samayoa said.

A mummified cat entombed in the walls of a recently unearthed 17th century English cottage has historians speculating whether the building might once have played a part in Britain's most notorious ...

Mihaela Minca is one of the most famous witches in Romania. She and her coven – all women of the traditionally itinerant Roma minority – live at the margins of European society, in the suburbs ...

The witches of Portland will not paddleboard down the Willamette River together this Halloween season, at least not in a large, organized event, unless a witch fairy godmother appears to take over ...

One of the most tragic and barbaric witchcraft trials – and the case of one of the most famous ‘witches’ in Scotland – stemmed from accusations and torture in East Lothian, and left a ...