In 16th and 17th century Scotland, roughly 4,000 people were accused of witchcraft. The rate of executions were five times the European average, and of the accused, 85% were women. The BBC's ...

Barring Assasin's Creed Hexe taking place during the 16th-century European witch trials, rumors of the game's protagonist have unique implications. It is rumored that Hexe's protagonist will have ...

They introduced laws to enforce, what they believed to be, an appropriate Christian lifestyle: In the 16th century ... the number of witchcraft trials declined.

it was built in the late 16th century by a witch hunter who played a key role in seven trials, three of which ended up with the suspects being burned at the stake. The picturesque town of Ribe ...