Witchcraft in the late 1500s to the early 1600s

  • Beginning of the Trier witch trials
    Jan 1, 1581

    Beginning of the Trier witch trials

  • Beginning of the North Berwick witch trials

    Beginning of the North Berwick witch trials

  • King James authorizes the torture of suspected witches in Scotland.

    King James authorizes the torture of suspected witches in Scotland.

  • Trier witch trials come to an end

    Trier witch trials come to an end

  • Daemonologie, a book about witches written by King James VI, is published

    Daemonologie, a book about witches written by King James VI, is published

  • Beginning of the Fulda witch trials

    Beginning of the Fulda witch trials

  • Shakespeare's Macbeth performed

    Shakespeare's Macbeth performed

  • Fulda witch trials comes to an end

    Fulda witch trials comes to an end

  • Beginning of the Basque witch trials

    Beginning of the Basque witch trials

  • Basque witch trials come to an end

    Basque witch trials come to an end

  • Beginning of the Würzburg witch trials

    Beginning of the Würzburg witch trials

  • Beginning of the Bamberg witch trials

  • Würzburg witch trials comes to an end

  • Bamberg witch trials come to an end

  • Massive witchhunt begins in France

    Massive witchhunt begins in France

  • Witchhunt in France begins to die down

    Witchhunt in France begins to die down

  • England kills its last witch