The witch hunts in Central Europe took off in the late 15th century and lasted for almost 300 years, resulting in the prosecution of roughly 90,000 people, with nearly 45,000 executions.

Over the course of about 300 years ... zeal for witch hunting, yet the researchers mostly found no strong correlation between ...

She was a confused old woman who had no understanding of the danger she was in or the terrible fate her neighbours had in store for her.