Wicked Dual

early modern Germany

  • The Bamberg Witch Trials, the Prison Built for the Accused,

    The Bamberg Witch Trials, the Prison Built for the Accused,

    Between 1626 and 1631, Prince-Bishop Fuchs von Dornheim of Bamberg executed hundreds of accused witches, confining them in the purpose-built Drudenhaus. This companion to Journal Entry IX traces the frost that sparked the trials, the machinery of torture and naming, the deaths of Haan, Junius, and Flock, and imperial intervention.

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  • The Trier Witch Trials, 1581 to 1593, the Judge Who Was Judged,

    The Trier Witch Trials, 1581 to 1593, the Judge Who Was Judged,

    Companion to Journal Entry VIII, this field study examines the Trier witch trials of 1581 to 1593: the hungry years, the village committees, the burnings at St. Maximin, the execution of judge Dietrich Flade in 1589, Peter Binsfeld’s doctrine of confession, and the forced silencing of the dissenter Cornelius Loos.

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