The Salem Witchcraft Trials

A concise yet detailed historical note about the Salem Witch Trials of 1692, its participants, and background. Discusses the legal proceedings and explains changes which have occurred in the American justice system since then, with...

Guilty until proven innocent? A short video tackles the question of why witch hunts occur by examining the history of these purges and the tests used to identify those suspect of working with the devil.

This is the original transcript of the trial examination of Mary Easty, accused witch, April 22, 1692.

This transcript of two letters written by Governor William Phips to the Earl of Nottingham, London, explains the presence of witchcraft in Salem and its environs and the Governor's response to the situation.

This webpage features the full text of the petitions for mercy made by Mary Easty and John Proctor, two convicted witches awaiting execution.

This is a selection of records of the trial and execution of Sarah Good that includes the summary of evidence, Sarah Good's confession, indictments against Sarah Good, and sentencing.

This webpage features a transcript of court testimony from the trial of Rebecca Nurse, with evidence for Nurse, evidence against Nurse, petition of Nurse, and juror's statement. Includes historic painting of a scene from the trial.

Presents a history in the form of a timeline of the persecution of witches prior to the Salem witch trials.

A witch hunt simulation that is based on events from the seventeenth century Roman Empire, and set in Germany in 1628. The participant makes choices after reading the text at each step along the way. At the end of the simulation, there...

This section of the web page has a collection of resources on early European witch hunts as well as some of the Salem witch trials.