Salem witch trials
Not a single 'witch' was burned at Salem
In 1692–93 more than 200 people in colonial Massachusetts were accused of witchcraft. Twenty were executed and none was burned: nineteen were hanged and one man was pressed to death with stones for refusing to plead.
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No one was burned at Salem. Of the 20 people executed, 19 were hanged, and the elderly Giles Corey was pressed to death with stones for refusing to enter a plea. Share →
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