For Good is released, what are the historic meanings of conical headwear, and how has it evolved – from its ancient origins ...

Crunchyroll has announced that it will stream the upcoming Chinese animated series Release That Witch once it premieres. The news was shared ahead of the show’s premiere at Anime Festival Asia (AFA) ...

In the 13th century, thousands in France were investigated, massacred, or even burned at the stake by the Catholic Church. THE TWO CHURCHESCathars (left) perform the consolamentum (Cathar baptism) ...

Step into a modern kitchen and you’ll find jars of rosemary, sage, basil, and thyme sitting neatly on the rack. Yet centuries ago, these same herbs lived in a far stranger setting, smoky huts, moonlit ...

“Hubble bubble toil and trouble” is a quote from Shakespeare’s Macbeth that conjures images of evil witches making potions in giant cauldrons. But the truth was that women persecuted as witches were ...

The Salem witch trials, which began in 1692 in Salem Village, Massachusetts bay colony, are one of the most well-known and notorious witch trials in history. Yet, this was not the only case of these ...

If one were to walk down a crowded street wearing a black conical hat, passersby would not question the wearer's intention. Obviously, the wearer would be playing the role of a witch. Yet as obvious ...

As the seasons turn and the nights draw in, the countryside of the British Isles seems alive with omens: an owl’s screech, or a bat above the hedgerows. For centuries, such creatures were cast as ...

What are witches? Were witches evil? Did witches float or sink? Were witches left-handed? And perhaps most importantly, are witches real? Join Medieval Historian Eleanor Janega in this new video as ...

A stone's throw from République, Le Donjon, the escape game brand in Paris's 11th arrondissement, invites you to discover ...