Witchcraft and the general practice of spellcraft have long been the cause of panic and mistrust within civilisations and communities. Whether or not the accusations of witchcraft were accurate or simply the product of hysteria, there are detailed accounts of the people involved and their demise at the hands of authorities and mobs of frightened citizens. Some stories listed here may not all reside in fact, some are still legend but others are backed by authentic records and evidence. It must be said that these stories and accounts are all based around the outdated and fear-driven ideas of the craft, and not of the peaceful and benign practice that people have been enacting for centuries. And so in this video we take a look at our top 5 instances of witchcraft, let's begin.