SALEM EPISODE 1: Introduction
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Salem and Salem Witchcraft
Salem was not the only witch trial in colonial america, and it far less deadly than several of the witch trials in europe that had preceded it. So why is it salem in particular that has become a pop culture staple? Ronald hutton: It's so superbly well recorded that it's a perfect soap opera. And finally, people who confessed to doing something of which we now know they were plainly innocent were spared,. Those who were honourable enough to insist they are innocent were put to death.
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