Witch-Hunts part 1

“The witch-hunts of early modern Europe took place against a backdrop of rapid social, economic, and religious transformation.” (Gendercide). Witch-hunts mainly circulated throughout Europe from 1480-1700. Witch hunts, in that time, were when God fearing men and women hunted down thousands of people and convicted them, in unjust trails, of witchcraft. These so called “witches” were either hung, drowned, or (the most commonly know method) burned at the stake. People honestly thought in their heart-of-hearts that they were truly doing God’s will.