Katharina Kepler Accused of Witchcraft
The executioner of Stuttgart shows Katharina Kepler (1546-1622) the instruments of torture he will use on her if she does not confess. In 1615, a witch trial was initiated by Lutherus Einhorn who accused 15 women of sorcery. Johannes Kepler, the mathematician, defended his mother, and was allowed to take her away
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