The Burning Times in Bamberg

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Between 1626 and 1631, over 1,000 people were burned as witches in Bamberg, Germany—one of history's deadliest witch hunts. Prince-Bishop Johann Georg II built a special witch prison with torture chambers. Rich and poor, young and old, even the bishop's own chancellor—none were safe. This wasn't superstition. It was systematic murder wrapped in religious justification.

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