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Years That Changed History: 1776

Summary

The European Enlightenment saw an explosion of public fears of witches and demonic beings, with witch trials and vampire hunting intensifying in Hungary and Poland in the 18th century. Learn how these subjects spawned intense legal debate over the prosecution of witches and the reality of the supernatural. Trace the events of 1776 in Eastern Europe which led to the final bans on witch-hunting.

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