The Battle of the Boyne, the Glencoe Massacre and the Salem Witch Trials all took place in which decade?
Witch trials in the early modern period Europe and in the American Colonies. In the Nordic countries, the late 17th century saw the peak of the trials in a number of areas: the Torsåker witch trials of Sweden (1674), where 71 people were executed for witchcraft in a single day, the peak of witch hunting in Swedish Finland, and the Salzburg witch trials in Austria (where 139 people were executed from 1675–1690). The 1692 Salem witch trials were a brief outburst of witch-phobia in the New World while the practice was waning in Europe. In the 1690s Winifred King Benham and her daughter Winifred were thrice tried
Timeline of the Salem witch trials Timeline of the Salem witch trials This timeline of the Salem witch trials is a quick overview of the events. The behavior of several children in the home of the Goodwin family in Boston results in the accusation, trial and execution of their Irish washerwoman, Ann Glover (also known as "Goody Glover"), for witchcraft. Cotton Mather publishes ""Memorable Providences, Relating to Witchcrafts and Possessions"", which includes his account of the Goodwins and Glover. November: Samuel Parris is named the new minister of Salem. Parris moves to Salem from Boston, where "Memorable Providences" was published. October 16: Villagers vow to drive