Early modern people in Europe believed in witchcraft and the supernatural, and in times of duress, might blame supposed witches for unfavorable events. Two people dressed in witch costumes in ...

Images of alluring young witches and hideous hags have been around ... most likely a hook-nosed hag wearing a pointy hat, riding a broomstick or stirring a cauldron. But where did this image ...

Flying through the skies on a broomstick, the popular image of a witch is as a predominantly female figure – so much so that the costume has become the go-to Halloween outfit for women and girls ...