Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One of the earliest depictions of flying witches is in a 15th-century text entitled "Le champion des dames," or "The Defender of ...

The Middle Ages and early modern period were not a good time for anyone, particularly women who deviated from a very limited set of expectations. Between superstition, religious hysteria, and social ...

While working on a graduate school paper on the mystical powers of coral, gemologist Anna Rasche ventured deep into the archives of the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum’s library. Coral is the ...

WITCHES: A History of Witchcraft, Witch-Hunters, and a King's Obsession: 1562-1735. By Steven Veerapen. Pegasus Books. 336 pages $29.95. “Don’t forget that she has magic in her fingers and devilry ...