#OnThisDay in 1674, the #witchtrials began in #Torsåker; 71 people were burned & beheaded in a single day, one of the largest single mass killings of those accused of #witchcraft in #history... #Häxprocessen #Sweden #Sverige
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@paulinepark.bsky.social#OnThisDay in 1674, the #witchtrials began in #Torsåker; 71 people were burned & beheaded in a single day, one of the largest single mass killings of those accused of #witchcraft in #history... #Häxprocessen #Sweden #Sverige
@mountonit.bsky.socialToday is Crowley's birthday. Oct. 12 is also the day the Danish king passed the "Sorcery Regulation law" in th year 1617. Last year i wrote a short document about the witch law, the King's superstition, and his relationship to the witch trials.
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@dailydesignart.bsky.socialSalem, 1692. Des accusations de sorcellerie portées par de jeunes filles d'un village puritain finissent par 20 exécutions. Vingt personnes, innocentées plus tard, ce qui ne les a pas beaucoup avancées. Pas de magie dans cette affaire : des…
@katherinepriddy.bsky.socialA live acoustic performance of my song 'Matches' from my latest album. It's a song inspired by the lost female voices of the witch trials, and an attempt to reclaim them. October feels like a fitting time for this to arrive...
@scottishinsider.orgStanding on the exact spot where 6 people were burned at the stake in 1679. The darkest part of Scottish history no one talks about... #witchtok #darkhistory #witchtrials #scotland #creepyhistory youtube.com/shorts/v-CS4...
@deathatlasapp.bsky.socialGrissel Jaffray was burned at the stake during the Scottish Witch Trials, which tried 4,000–6,000 people. As the last person executed for witchcraft in Dundee, she is commemorated in the city with a plaque at her execution site. #DeathAtlas #Scotland #history #witchtrials #Scottishwitchtrials
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@beckettcoven.bsky.socialMisogyny has been alive & well in America for over 400 years. Isn't it time we stopped it? No one should be hunting down Jane Doe. The men who hurt her, didn't value her, & ignored her pain, they are the problem.
Hunt them for once.
#witchtrials #janedoe #cornell #mysogyny #wearejanedoe #witchhunt
@bfworld.bsky.socialBefore Salem, fear of witches haunted early New England. 🕯️⚖️
In this episode, Malcolm Gaskill explores a 1650s witch trial in Springfield, Massachusetts—and what it reveals about fear, faith, and community.
