Uncovering myths and truths behind Swiss witchcraft trials

Records of witchcraft trials in Switzerland give an insight into who was prosecuted.

Already available online, the witchcraft trials conducted in the Swiss city of Fribourg have now been published in two volumes. These documents challenge a number of preconceived ideas. Two employees of the Fribourg State Archives, Lionel Dorthe and Rita Binz-Wohlhauser, spent six years studying the... More info