Salem Witch Trials Daily covers the 1691 Massachusetts Bay charter. We discuss changes brought by this new charter and the situation the revocation of the previous charter caused for the court system. We give a timeline of the Court of Oyer and Terminer and address the outcome of this emergency court.

Emerson W. Baker, A Storm of Witchcraft: The Salem Trials and the American Experience: https://bookshop.org/a/90227/9780190627805

Bernard Rosenthal, ed., Records of the Salem Witch-Hunt: https://bookshop.org/a/90227/9781107689619

Marilynne K. Roach, The Salem Witch Trials: A Day-by-Day Chronicle of a Community Under Siege: https://bookshop.org/a/90227/9781589791329

Mary Beth Norton, In the Devil’s Snare: The Salem Witchcraft Crisis of 1692: https://bookshop.org/a/90227/9780375706905

The Charter of Massachusetts Bay : 1629: https://avalon.law.yale.edu/17th_century/mass03.asp

The Charter of Massachusetts Bay - 1691: https://avalon.law.yale.edu/17th_century/mass07.asp

Massachusetts Body of Liberties

Salem Witch Trials Daily Hub: https://aboutsalem.com/salem-witch-trials-daily/

Week 2 Course Work: https://aboutsalem.com/salem-witch-trials-daily-course-week-2-salem-village-divided/

Week 1 Course Work: https://aboutsalem.com/salem-witch-trials-daily-course-week-1-setting-the-stage-for-salem/

The Thing About Salem: https://aboutsalem.com

The Thing About Witch Hunts: https://aboutwitchhunts.com

People Accused of Witchcraft in 1692: http://www.17thc.us/primarysources/accused.php

Today's episode of Salem Witch Trials Daily focuses on the charter which allowed the Colony of Massachusetts Bay to govern itself without too much intervention from the king of England. Why was this charter revoked? What had the colonists down to provoke the king's anger?

Emerson W. Baker, A Storm of Witchcraft: The Salem Trials and the American Experience: https://bookshop.org/a/90227/9780190627805

Bernard Rosenthal, ed., Records of the Salem Witch-Hunt: https://bookshop.org/a/90227/9781107689619

Marilynne K. Roach, The Salem Witch Trials: A Day-by-Day Chronicle of a Community Under Siege: https://bookshop.org/a/90227/9781589791329

Mary Beth Norton, In the Devil’s Snare: The Salem Witchcraft Crisis of 1692: https://bookshop.org/a/90227/9780375706905

The Charter of Massachusetts Bay : 1629: https://avalon.law.yale.edu/17th_century/mass03.asp

The Charter of Massachusetts Bay - 1691: https://avalon.law.yale.edu/17th_century/mass07.asp

Massachusetts Body of Liberties

Salem Witch Trials Daily Hub: https://aboutsalem.com/salem-witch-trials-daily/

Week 1 Course Work: https://aboutsalem.com/salem-witch-trials-daily-course-week-1-setting-the-stage-for-salem/

The Thing About Salem: https://aboutsalem.com

The Thing About Witch Hunts: https://aboutwitchhunts.com

People Accused of Witchcraft in 1692: http://www.17thc.us/primarysources/accused.php

The Salem witch trials emerged from impacts of war, environmental catastrophe, economic collapse, and social instability. No one was safe: accusations targeted both the destitute and the wealthy caught in disputes. Economic crisis weaponized witchcraft accusations across all social classes, leaving a legacy of executions, shattered families, and survivors condemned to lifelong poverty.

Emerson W. Baker, A Storm of Witchcraft: The Salem Trials and the American Experience:

Bernard Rosenthal, ed., Records of the Salem Witch-Hunt

Marilynne K. Roach, The Salem Witch Trials: A Day-by-Day Chronicle of a Community Under Siege:

Mary Beth Norton, In the Devil’s Snare: The Salem Witchcraft Crisis of 1692

Salem Witch Trials Daily Hub

Week 1 Course Work

The Thing About Salem

The Thing About Witch Hunts

People Accused of Witchcraft in 1692