To completely solidify the beliefs of the dominant religions of the time, witch hunts and trials were very frequent ... While it seems very likely, a German setting with a focus on witchcraft ...

During the Salem witch trials in colonial Massachusetts ... The poodle belonged to Prince Rupert, an English-German cavalry commander who was on the Royalist side during the English Civil War.

This illustration shows two women accused of bewitching young girls at the Salem Witch Trials in Massachusetts in 1692. A German engraving showing a suspected witch being tortured. There was often ...