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The Hanging of Witches in the 1600s
Episode 144

The Hanging of Witches in the 1600s

Amazing Tales About History

May 23, 202420m 13s

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Show Notes

The hanging of witches started in Connecticut in the 1600s. Decades later, the more famous Salem Witch Trials occurred. At the beginning, nearly a dozen women and men were hanged for witchcraft, until young Colony Governor John Winthrop used his political expertise to get the state to end executions entirely.