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By: Frances Hunter
Updated 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Source: http://www.wondersandmarvels.com/
Very interesting article. It seems witches were scapegoated for just about everything in this era.
I was interested to learn recently that, in spite of the notorious incident at Salem, witch fever never really got going in the colonies, and was much more devastating in Europe. In fact, those leaders who were involved at Salem lost their reputations and influence when the extent of the debacle became known. If you decide to write any more about this topic, I’d love to read your thoughts ...
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Very interesting article. It seems witches were scapegoated for just about everything in this era.
I was interested to learn recently that, in spite of the notorious incident at Salem, witch fever never really got going in the colonies, and was much more devastating in Europe. In fact, those leaders who were involved at Salem lost their reputations and influence when the extent of the debacle
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To all my oenophiles just got this story http://bit.ly/R1sE8 from @history_geek. I will now blame witches for everything that goes wrong.
Hints of Cherry and Witch's Urine? (1400 AD) - http://bit.ly/R1sE8
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