In the late 16th century, Europe was in the grip of a brutal witch hunt fever. Thousands were tortured and burnt at the stake. Up to 40,000 people may have been killed in France and Germany alone. England and Scotland were almost untouched by witch persecutions until King James decided to launch his own personal war on witchcraft. This war on witches likely fuelled the Salem witch trails in America a hundred years later.

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