In 1692, in the small colonial village of Salem, Massachusetts, two young girls started experiencing bizarre, convulsive fits. The doctor’s diagnosis? Witchcraft. Over the course of a few months, as more villagers experienced similar strange symptoms, people started accusing their friends and neighbours of practicing black magic. Paranoia spread throughout Salem, and over the following 15 months of mass hysteria more than 200 people were accused, 20 people were executed and 5 people died in prison. Jacob shares the story with guest host Abbie Chatfield. Follow Abbie on Instagram @abbiechatfield We love Abbie's podcast 'It's A Lot'. New episodes are out every Tuesday & the infamous Nightmare Fuel episodes are out every Friday Skip straight to the story: approx 27:19 We give you Just The Gist, but if you want more, there's this: Listen to the History Extra podcast’s 9 part series https://open.spotify.com/episode/1NsSdyDu9cqaQHFoMURJ4k ReadThe Salem Witch Trials : A Day-By-Day Chroni...