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"Witch Hill / The Salem Martyr": Bridget Bishop, the first victim of Salem's murderous witch hunt, is led to the gallows. (New York Historical Society) On this day in 1692, an English woman by the name of Bridget Bishop was brought before a municipal court in Salem, Massachusetts. Settled in 1626 by Puritans (Protestant refugees…
A Bulgarian painting warning viewers of the dangers of witchcraft. (Wikipedia) On this day in 1484, Pope Innocent VIII issued a papal bull (public decree) declaring an inquisition to stamp out witchcraft in Germany. Titled Summis desiderantes - or, we desire with supreme ardor - the papal bull was issued by the Pope at the…
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