Inside History Collection Magazine

26 August, 2025

Witch hunts across the Middle Ages Imagine a time when you could be accused of witchcraft at the drop of a hat. Those words must have struck terror into the more than 50,000 women who were wrongly accused of practising dark magic and making a pact with the Devil. Ahead lay brutal torture to extract a confession, followed by a painful death at the stake. In this special issue, you can read about witch hunters, the Spanish Inquisition and the devastation of the plague, plus uncover mythical creatures and curious superstitions that we can now look back on with a smile.