![]() ![]() Most famously of all, the Salem Witch Trials saw more than a dozen innocent people executed after they were blamed for making some young children suffer seizures. Farcical trials were held, sometimes involving dozens of suspects. Similarly, in North America, Puritans feared that there were many amongst them who were worshipping the Devil. However, it’s estimated that as many as 60,000 people were executed for witchcraft in Europe alone. Nobody knows for sure how many people were accused of being a witch during this time. They also issued guidance on what was to be done with anyone found guilty of practicing bloodshed – not for nothing is this period also known as the ‘Burning Times’. As the panic spread, self-proclaimed experts issued guidance on how to identify witches. ![]() Even the slightest problem was blamed on witchcraft, from a horse falling lame to a child falling ill. Between the 16 th and 18 th centuries, a moral panic spread through large parts of Europe and North America. ![]()
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