Witches and Wards: Magic and Counter Magic in 17th Century England and New England
Hammond Castle 80 Hesperus Ave, Gloucester, MA, United StatesPresented by: Krystina Yeager, Education Manager at Historic Beverly and Historian’s Guide to the Salem Witch Trials Beliefs and fears surrounding witches and the Devil were rampant in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Laws against witchcraft were in place as early as 1542 in England. The resulting witch trials were published in witchcraft pamphlets written for the public to consume. ...