My Take: Witches
Clip: Season 3 Episode 43 | 5m 17sVideo has Closed Captions
Historian and author Beth Caruso shares a new perspective on witch trials.
The Salem Witch Trials, where 19 people were executed, is a dark chapter of history that has now become part of popular lore. But few know that New England’s witch hysteria actually began 45 years earlier in Connecticut. As part of the continuing series My Take, historian and author Beth Caruso shares her unique perspective on witches.
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My Take: Witches
Clip: Season 3 Episode 43 | 5m 17sVideo has Closed Captions
The Salem Witch Trials, where 19 people were executed, is a dark chapter of history that has now become part of popular lore. But few know that New England’s witch hysteria actually began 45 years earlier in Connecticut. As part of the continuing series My Take, historian and author Beth Caruso shares her unique perspective on witches.
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