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Before Salem How the Historic Persecution of Witches Led to the Infamous Salem Witchcraft Trials
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How the Historic Persecution of Witches Led to the Infamous Salem Witchcraft Trials

February 27, 2018 Laura

Ireland 1324. The bishop of Ossory, Richard Ledrede, condemns his diocese as a hotbed of devil worshippers. At the centre of this scandal is Dame Alice Kyteler, a wealthy noblewoman, accused of being a witch […]

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