Why did the Scottish witch trials begin? Learn about the background to the witch hunts that took place in Scotland and across Europe in 15th to 17th Centuries. Anyone could be accused of being a ...

(Reginald Scot, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons) In the 17th and 18th Century ... Over time, Scottish people became shocked by high profile witch hunts that had led to large numbers of ...

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 ...