Famous Trials: Salem Witch Trials: Petitions for Compensation

Spark interest in a historic phenomena that lasted over 1000 years. The topic, witch hunts throughout history! A timeline beginning in 1000 BC follows how various religious groups have persecuted those thought to be witches up through...

Virtual tour from the Salem Witch Museum highlights the historical sites of the Salem Witch Trials and provides an overview and an FAQ concerning the events of 1692.

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

A survey of the Salem Witch Trials as well as its background in seventeenth-century colonial New England. Includes descriptions of the accused and analysis of the reasons for the outbreak of witchcraft accusations, a bibliography,...

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.

The resources used in the book The Witches of Lorraine by Robin Briggs are provided here. These include 400 witchcraft trials that took place in the Duchy of Lorraine. The 'Search trials' section lists all the trial materials. These have...

Site provides information on Darrow himself, the Scopes "Monkey Trial," the Leopold and Loeb Trial, and other famous trials with which he was associated. Great photographs are included.

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.

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.