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Giles Corey at first pleaded not guilty to charges of witchcraft, but subsequently refused to stand trial. This refusal meant he could not be convicted legally. However, his examiners chose to subject him to interrogation by the placing of stone weights on his body. ... Damned Women: Sinners and Witches in Puritan New England ,
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Lest Terror Be Forgotten ... June 10, 1692 ... "If it was the last moment I was to live, God knows I am innocent..."
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The Salem Witch Trials Page contains information and court transcripts dealing with the events and persons of this tragedy. ... And, yes, many of your basic questions about the Salem trials can be found -- and answered -- on our witch trial FAQ section as well. So get started. History waits for no one.
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Puritans believed in witches and their ability to harm others. They defined witchcraft as entering into a compact with the devil in exchange for certain powers to do evil. ... Giles Corey's refusal to stand trial did not slow the court’s conviction of accused witches.
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Web Site by Innovative Small Systems, Inc. Visit our exhibit: Witches: Evolving Perceptions Welcome to the Salem Witch Museum Salem 1692 Sites Tour About the Museum Salem Witch Trials of 1692 Salem 1692 Sites Tour Museum Store Welcome to the Salem Witch Museum Directions to the Salem Witch Museum FAQs Museum Store...
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Experience the 1692 Salem witch-hunt in a terrifying online trial: 'Are you a witch? How long have you been in the snare of the devil? Confess!' ... Site Index | Subscribe | Shop | Search...
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Project Staff |Contact Us| Credits ... ; Map of Salem Village, 1692; Map of Andover; Map of Witchcraft Accusations; More ... ... The material presented in the Salem Witch Trials Documentary Archive is provided freely for non-commercial educational purposes. All other uses require advance permission from the project originators.
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Salem witch trials - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Salem witch trials were a series of hearings before local magistrates followed by county court trials to prosecute people accused of witchcraft in Essex, Suffolk and Middlesex counties of coloni...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salem_witch_trials
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Witch-hunt - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A witch hunt is a search for witches or evidence of witchcraft, often involving moral panic, mass hysteria and lynching, but in historical instances also legally sanctioned and involving official w...
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