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The European Witch Trials: Hidden Motives?Essay Preview: The European Witch Trials: Hidden Motives?Report this essayFrom the 14th to 17th century, continental Europe underwent a mass hysteria with regard to witches. In this time frame, “Europeans executed between 200,000 and 500,000 witches, 85% of whom were women” (Ben-Yehuda). Without explanation it is terribly obvious that this.