SALEM EPISODE 2: How events spiralled out of control
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Salem, Investigating the Witch Trials
The belief in witchcraft will survive the trials, says Elliott hawthorne. By the time that s dwindled to a close in 16 93, more than 20 people had been executed. Historians have long sought to explain how and why this could have happened. Next episode we'll be looking at a community under siege - can bad weather really lead to witchcraft accusations?
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