Salem Witch Trials

history

Tituba is the enslaved woman from Barbados recorded in the Salem witch trials court documents of 1692. She was among the first three people accused in Salem Village and one of t...

literature

Giles Corey dies in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible by refusing to enter a plea during the Salem witch trials and being subjected to peine forte et dure, a form of pressing under...

history-myth

The phrase Black Witch of Salem typically refers to a spectral female figure said to appear in or near the historic town of Salem, Massachusetts, often presented as connected to...

Celebrity Profiles

Tituba is most widely recognized as the enslaved Indigenous woman from Barbados who was among the first accused in the 1692 Salem witch trials, and her name is commonly pronounc...

history

Tituba is widely remembered as a central figure in the Salem witch trials of 1692, yet historical records leave many details about her life uncertain. She was likely born in the...

Celebrity Profiles

Abigail Williams was a central figure in the 1692 Salem Village witch trials, primarily known for her role as a young accuser whose testimony fueled examinations and prosecution...

history

Tituba was an enslaved woman from the Caribbean who was among the first individuals accused during the 1692 Salem witch trials in colonial Massachusetts. Because historical reco...

literature

Francis Nurse appears in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible as the steadfast, principled husband of Rebecca Nurse and a quiet force of reason in a community collapsing under fear. T...

literature-character-profiles

Mary Warren is a figure whose age and biography are often misunderstood because of her shifting role in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible. In this verified profile, we clarify how...

books

Stacy Schiff’s The Witches: Salem, 1692 endures as a definitive, narrative-driven account of the 1692 Salem witch trials, synthesizing courtroom records and historical context...