Germany has a long and fascinating history with witches, which can be traced back to the 17th century to the infamous Würzburg witch trials. This fascination mixed with fear of witchcraft have ...

in Würzburg, Bavaria, for instance, 400 people were executed on a single day. The authors attribute this hysteria to the aftermath of the Protestant Reformation. Witch trials were most common ...

the Holy Roman Empire saw one of the biggest mass trials in European history, with an estimated 900 people executed in the Würzburg witch trials. Image “Everyone Knows Your Mother Is a Witch ...

In some cities, such as Bamberg and Würzburg, hundreds were executed ... including the Electoral Palatinate along the upper Rhine, saw no witch trials at all. 'Consorting with the devil' Suspects ...