About the Burning of Witches at the Stake

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Tip 1 - Were witches burned at the stake during the Salem Witch Trials? — Ask HISTORY

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Tiffany Chen | permalink

In January 1692, a group of young girls in Salem Village, Massachusetts became consumed by disturbing “fits” accompanied by seizures, violent contortions and bloodcurdling screams. A doctor diagnosed the children as being victims of black magic, ...

For further reading: http://www.history.com/news/ask-history/were-witches-burned-at-the-stake-during-the-salem-witch-trials ^[1]

Tip 2 - No Witches Were Burned During the Salem Witch Trials

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Perpetual | permalink

Myth: People convicted of witchcraft were burned at the stake during the Salem Witch Trials When you think about people disposing of witches a few hundred years ago, you probably imagine a woman tied to a stake jutting up from a pile of smoking wood. The burning of witches has become so ingrained in witch-hunt canon that it’s a cliché. [...]

For further reading: http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2013/09/witches-burned-salem-witch-trials/ ^[2]