In England, in the 15th and 16th centuries, the practice of witchcraft, once clandestine and ignored, became an offense punishable by death. Women made up the majority of citizens tried for the crime of witchcraft. The belief that they had received their supernatural powers from the devil and aimed to crush all Christian values ​​and people caused their excessive persecution.1 This article will explain why most individuals accused of witchcraft in England were women and will be supported through primary sources from a variety of historical individuals as well as secondary sources from various historical contexts. King James I was particularly interested in witchcraft, and during his life he changed his mind about how those suspected of witchcraft should be treated. Before 1590, the practice of witchcraft and its followers were generally ignored. When King James I published the Daemonology Papers, the persecution of those suspected of practicing witchcraft accelerated because James and his followers believed that witches posed a threat to him and all other Christians.2 Reginald Scotus became the one of the few to oppose accusations of witchcraft and he detailed his beliefs in his book, Discoveries of Witchcraft, written in 1584. As the witch hunts came to an end, hundreds of women, mostly English, were tortured then hanged. Accusations would generally cease by the 18th century, when people grew tired of false accusations, unnecessary tribulations, and the deaths of many innocent people. King James I was king of England from 1567 to 1625. King James is important because under his authority more trials took place than at any other time before in England.3 King James' ship carried him a... .... middle of paper...... understanding. It is partly because of the beliefs of the time that many people believed that men were superior to women physically and mentally. This spiritual and physical weakness that they perceived in women pushed them to associate with the Devil and to easily accuse women. The accused women who were hanged were executed because of individuals who believed themselves superior to them. This kind of dangerous thinking meant death for women who were seen as a threat to frightened men. Works Cited Ankerloo, Bengt Witchcraft and Magic in Europe: The Period of the Witch Trials. The Athlone Press 2002. Burns, William Witch Hunts in Europe and America. Greenwood 2003.James the 1st Daemonologie Dodo Press 1597.Kors, Alan Witchcraft in Europe, 400-1700. University of Pennsylvania Press 2000.Scot, Reginald Discoveries of Witchcraft. Dover Publications 1584.