Salem Witch Trials
series of hearings and prosecutions of people accused of witchcraft in colonial Massachusetts
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Summary
Salem Witch Trials is a witch trial[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of witch trial entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (56,301 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Province of Massachusetts Bay[3]
- Country: Kingdom of England[4]
- Location: Danvers[5], Salem[6], Ipswich[7], Andover[8]
- Start time: February 1692[9]
- End time: May 1693[10]
- Coordinate location: 42.522222222222226, -70.89611111111111[11]
- Topic's main category: Category:Salem witch trials[12]
- Number of deaths: 25[13]
- Described by source: The American Cyclopædia[14]
- Defendant: Bridget Bishop[15], George Burroughs[16], Martha Carrier[17], Martha Corey[18], Mary Eastey[19], Sarah Good[20], Elizabeth Howe[21], Susannah Martin[22], Rebecca Nurse[23], John Proctor[24], Ann Pudeator[25], Wilmot Redd[26], Samuel Wardwell[27], Giles Corey[28]
- Judge: Jonathan Corwin[29]
- Charge: witchcraft[30]
- Derivative work: The Crucible[31]
- P14541: 34prl0[32]
Why It Matters
Salem Witch Trials has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 53 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]