National Geographic Documentaries
Salem Witch Trial Conspiracy
TV-PG
2011 • E53 Jul 2, 2011 45mIn Salem Witch Trial Conspiracy, join author Katherine Howe as she embarks on a historical journey to bring you the truth behind the world's most famous witch-hunt.
Of the over one hundred people charged with witchcraft, five died in jail, 19 died on the gallows and one was crushed to death.
Each of these deaths was the result of an overwhelming religious hysteria, and even to this date historians are uncovering more about what really occurred.
Of the over one hundred people charged with witchcraft, five died in jail, 19 died on the gallows and one was crushed to death.
Each of these deaths was the result of an overwhelming religious hysteria, and even to this date historians are uncovering more about what really occurred.
