Over time, Scottish people became shocked by high profile witch hunts that had led to large numbers of deaths. In particular, the ‘Great Scottish Witch Hunt’ of 1661-2 had seen at least 660 ...

The history of Scotland's witches is to be revealed in a new book written by the women who campaigned to get a formal state pardon for women burned at the stake hundreds of years ago. How to Kill ...

An engraving showing the events that led up to the North Berwick witchcraft trials from the publication 'Newes from Scotland' (1591). King James VI of Scotland, even wrote a book, the Daemonologie ...

His fury was directed at the case of Scottish medium Helen Duncan ... But as four-part BBC programme Paranormal: Britain's Last Witch reveals from tonight, Duncan's case is far from straightforward.

Between 1563 and 1736, thousands of individuals were executed under Scotland’s Witchcraft Act. Designed to enforce godliness in the newly Protestant country, the law condemned anyone who ...

The initiative, now under consideration before Parliament, is the result of a two-year long campaign led by a group named Witches of Scotland. Activists Claire Mitchell QC and Zoe Venditozzi ...

Tartan is more than patterned cloth in Scotland. Specific tartans were linked to clans and regions, and the designs carry ...

In 16th and 17th century Scotland, roughly 4,000 people were accused of witchcraft. The rate of executions were five times the European average, and of the accused, 85% were women. The BBC's ...

Connecticut followed with its own witch exonerations in 2023. Perhaps most notably, Scotland apologized for its witchcraft trials that led to the torture and execution of thousands of women from ...

The Scottish Register of Tartans has reached a significant milestone as it added the ten thousandth tartan design to its ...

Connecticut followed with its witch exonerations in 2023. Perhaps most notably, Scotland apologized for its witchcraft trials that led to the torture and execution of thousands of women from the ...

Remembering the accused witches of Scotland (RAWS) in partnership with Pan Macmillan. Present Kate Foster and her wonderful book The Kings Witches . Come join us for an evening of history ...