But drowning was not the point; the accused would be tied with a rope, and would be pulled ashore if they turned out not to float. They did burn some witches, to be sure. I mean, if you’re ...

some of the anti-woman sentiment at the core of witch hunts is, unfortunately, alive and healthy. As author Carmen Maria Machado says in the book's introduction, we no longer burn, hang, or drown ...

Alleged "witches" were "tried, drowned and hanged" in one area which now inhabits Merseyside - with another being executed alongside the Pendle witch trials For generations, residents across St ...

Witches have become ubiquitous in fiction these ... Here are few: Cordelia Bone is dead broke and drowning in the debts her ex-husband left behind when he skipped town, so it seems like a miracle ...

Recommended Videos One of the biggest hot spots for ghostly activity is The Drowning Pool. In the 1700s and early 1800s, seven women were accused of being witches. Back in those days, one of the ...

Widow Krieger was said to have escaped drowning in the Hoosic River when tried as a witch in 1785, according to the Legends and Lore marker. Accusers believed witches floated but Krieger sank and ...