247K views · 5.3K reactions | In Salem, Massachusetts, see when the witch trials began and why many of the accused needed to confess, in this clip from I Was There. Join Theo Wilson for new episodes of #IWasThere, Mondays at 10/9c on The HISTORY Channel. | HISTORY | Facebook

6.6K views · 133 reactions | Salem is famous for the witch trials that took place there in 1692. Historians explore the broken politics, complex history and local rivalries that resulted in mass hysteria and the supposed bewitchment of girls from the village, that led to mass scale accusations of witchcraft. Tune in to Witches: Truth Behind The Trials on Wednesdays at 8pm on National Geographic UK. | National Geographic UK | Facebook