Watch Witches: Truth Behind the Trials (Season 1, Episode 1)

Witches: Truth Behind the Trials

Season 1, Ep 1: America: Salem's Hunts and Hysteria

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Cinematic reconstructions, new analysis and expert interviews shed fresh light on the most famous witch trials of them all in Salem, Massachusetts.

Why are witches mainly women and why were they hunted and tried for an impossible crime? The story of Europe’s early witch trials in Trier.

The story of the first major witch trials in Scotland and new expert analysis of King James VI of Scotland’s obsession with witchcraft.

Two self-appointed witch-hunters investigate and torture so-called witches in exchange for money during the turmoil of England’s Civil War.

An event in Sweden in the 17th Century creates a hysteria driven by terrified parents convinced witches are abducting their children.

Cinematic reconstruction, analysis and expert interviews tell the story of demonic possession, witch trials, and punishment 18th century Ireland.