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What really happened in witch trials? 🤫 #WitchesTruthBehindTheTrials

Fear and paranoia in a Massachusetts community led to the most infamous witch hunt of the 17th century—how did the Salem Witch Trials consume an entire town? 🧙‍♀️ | National Geographic TV

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5 surprising facts about the Salem Witch Trials 📚 #SundayScaries #Witches #TruthBehindtheTrials

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The Salem witch trials are just the tip of the iceberg. From the 16th to 18th centuries, witch hunts raged across the globe—driven less by evidence and more by fear and spectacle. #WitchesTruthBehindTheTrials is now streaming on Disney and Hulu. | National Geographic History

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Why was it mostly women accused of witchcraft and what led to them being hunted and tried for an impossible crime? Unravelling the history of witches through time reveals some uncomfortable truths about how a manual, that will eventually guide centuries of witch-hunters, was created from the ambitions of the few, rather than the many. In one of Europe’s first major witch trials, in the German lands, a terrifying and brutal series of events engulfs everyone from lowly peasants to the richest memb

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The most famous witch trials took place from the 15th - 18th centuries. People around the world were executed for the impossible crime of witchcraft. Many of the accused were poor women, elderly, indigenous people or disabled. This new series explores the myths and truths behind the witch trials of Scotland, England, Germany, Sweden, Ireland and America. Witches: Truth Behind The Trials begins Wednesday 30th October at 8pm on National Geographic UK. | National Geographic UK

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While the Salem witch trials may be the most well-known, witch trials took place all over the world in the 15th - 18th centuries. Scotland's first witch trials took place when storms threatened the sinking of ships carrying King James VI of Scotland and his future wife. Blame focussed on so-called witches, sparking a determination in the King to hunt, torture and eliminate them. Witches: Truth Behind The Trials begins Wednesday 30th October at 8pm on National Geographic UK. | National Geographic

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Each winter in Switzerland’s Valais region, skiers take to the slopes dressed as witches for the Belalp Hexe—an annual race inspired by a local legend about a sorceress and her hapless husband. What began as a playful nod to regional folklore to fill the January low season has grown into a beloved event that blends skiing, costumes, and social traditions. Discover how this legendary race became a modern alpine tradition: https://on.natgeo.com/4k208ga | National Geographic

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Salem is famous for the witch trials that took place there in 1692. Historians explore the broken politics, complex history and local rivalries that resulted in mass hysteria and the supposed bewitchment of girls from the village, that led to mass scale accusations of witchcraft. Tune in to Witches: Truth Behind The Trials on Wednesdays at 8pm on National Geographic UK. | National Geographic UK

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Elizabeth Clarke was the first woman persecuted by the witch-hunter Matthew Hopkins in 1645 in Essex, England. Matthew Hopkins and John Stearne roamed East Anglia, investigating and torturing so-called witches in exchange for money. They even brought the women to the assizes, where judges from London would decide if the accused witches would be found guilty, and executed. Watch Witches: Truth Behind The Trials on Wednesdays at 8pm on National Geographic UK. | National Geographic UK

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How do you treat a suspected case of bewitchment? 🧪 #WhatTheHistory #NationalGeographic

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In the mid-1600s, an argument between two children in Sweden would devolve into outlandish accusations of witchcraft. Accusations that led to a witch hunt known as "The Great Noise" and the execution of 300 people. #WitchesTruthBehindTheTrials is streaming on Disney and Hulu. | National Geographic History

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Now you see them, now you don’t 🙈🪄 Great crested grebes, also called “water witches,” court each other with head shakes and swift dives, but once paired, they are a team ✨ #WildNordic is now streaming on Disney . | National Geographic Animals

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Each winter in Switzerland’s Valais region, skiers take to the slopes dressed as witches for the Belalp Hexe—an annual race inspired by a local legend about a sorceress and her hapless husband. What began as a playful nod to regional folklore to fill the January low season has grown into a beloved event that blends skiing, costumes, and social traditions. Discover how this legendary race became a modern alpine tradition: https://on.natgeo.com/4qYrruc | National Geographic Travel

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Each winter in Switzerland’s Valais region, skiers take to the slopes dressed as witches for the Belalp Hexe—an annual race inspired by a local legend about a sorceress and her hapless husband. What began as a playful nod to regional folklore to fill the January low season has grown into a beloved event that blends skiing, costumes, and social traditions. Discover how this legendary race became a modern alpine tradition: https://on.natgeo.com/4k0OfqF | National Geographic Travel

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Witch Trials: The Ghost Accusations That Condemned the Innocent #darkhistory

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The fastest way to prove you're a witch? Tell the king secrets that only he would know 🤫 #WitchesTruthBehindTheTrials is now streaming on Disney and Hulu. | National Geographic TV

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Witch trials relied not on facts, but on spectacle. #WitchesTruthBehindTheTrials is now streaming on Disney and Hulu. | National Geographic TV

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Känner du till historien om Det stora oväsendet? Det var en våldsam häxjakt i 1600-talets Sverige, där hundratals kvinnor miste livet. Se mer om Sveriges mörka historia i nya serien "Witches: Truth Behind the Trials" i kväll kl. 21.00 på National Geographic. | National Geographic

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