The Impact of Wars on the Salem Witch Trials

Colonial wars contributed to the rise and spread of the Salem Witch Trials. These conflicts added to a siege mentality felt by many colonists. On Salem Witch Trials Daily, we break down how the English Civil War, King Philip’s War, and King William’s War played roles in the witch hunt.

Francis J. Bremer, Puritanism: A Very Short Introduction

Emerson W. Baker, A Storm of Witchcraft: The Salem Trials and the American Experience

Bernard Rosenthal, ed., Records of the Salem Witch-Hunt: https://bookshop.org/a/90227/9781107689619

Marilynne K. Roach, The Salem Witch Trials: A Day-by-Day Chronicle of a Community Under Siege

Mary Beth Norton, In the Devil’s Snare: The Salem Witchcraft Crisis of 1692

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Week 1 Course Work

The Thing About Salem

The Thing About Witch Hunts

People Accused of Witchcraft in 1692