Scottish Witches
The Story of the Persecution of Witches in Scotland
Published on 14. April 2023
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-1-84934-201-8 (ISBN)
Description
As a QC tries to get a pardon in Scotland for those accused of witchcraft in the past, this new edition of Scottish Witches explains why Scotland pursued witches - 4000 people were accused of witchcraft and 2000 were killed by strangulation at the stake, burning and drowning. Prejudice, discrimination, intolerance and fear possessed Scotland before and during the Reformation and caused King James I and VI to lead a period of superstition, intolerance and killing.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Glasgow
United Kingdom
Publishing group
The Gresham Publishing Co. Ltd
Dimensions
Height: 124 mm
Width: 193 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
204 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84934-201-8 (9781849342018)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Lily Seafield is a pseudonym for the author who has written many books on Scottish history.
Content
Introduction
PROVE IT - the signs of a witch
Confession; Detection - Spot the Witch; Witch-Pricking; Ordeal by Water; Ordeal of Touch; Walking; Torture; Reputation; Evidence; Escape from the Flames; The Sentence; The Cost
THE GUILTY ONES: FAMOUS WITCH TRIALS
Bessie Dunlop of Ayrshire
Katherine Ross, Lady Foulis
The North Berwick Witches
Margaret Barclay of Irvine
Alexander Hamilton, Elizabeth Steven and Katherine Oswald of East Lothian
Agnes Finnie of Edinburgh
Robert 'Hob' Grieve
Marie Lamont of Inverkip
Isobel Gowdie
Major Thomas Weir and Grizel Weir
Sir George Maxwell and the Witches of Pollokshaws
The Witches of Bo'ness
Christian Shaw of Bargarran and the Paisley Witches
The Witches of Pittenweem
THE STUFF OF LEGENDS
Michael Scott - The Wondrous Wizard
Lord Soulis
Alexander Skene
Robert Grierson of Lag
John Graham of Claverhouse
Aleister Crowley
WITCHCRAFT IN POETRY AND STORYTELLING
Poetry
The Earl of Brodie and the Hare
The Witch of Laggan
The Lady and the Horse
SCOTTISH WITCHCRAFT IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY
INDEX
PROVE IT - the signs of a witch
Confession; Detection - Spot the Witch; Witch-Pricking; Ordeal by Water; Ordeal of Touch; Walking; Torture; Reputation; Evidence; Escape from the Flames; The Sentence; The Cost
THE GUILTY ONES: FAMOUS WITCH TRIALS
Bessie Dunlop of Ayrshire
Katherine Ross, Lady Foulis
The North Berwick Witches
Margaret Barclay of Irvine
Alexander Hamilton, Elizabeth Steven and Katherine Oswald of East Lothian
Agnes Finnie of Edinburgh
Robert 'Hob' Grieve
Marie Lamont of Inverkip
Isobel Gowdie
Major Thomas Weir and Grizel Weir
Sir George Maxwell and the Witches of Pollokshaws
The Witches of Bo'ness
Christian Shaw of Bargarran and the Paisley Witches
The Witches of Pittenweem
THE STUFF OF LEGENDS
Michael Scott - The Wondrous Wizard
Lord Soulis
Alexander Skene
Robert Grierson of Lag
John Graham of Claverhouse
Aleister Crowley
WITCHCRAFT IN POETRY AND STORYTELLING
Poetry
The Earl of Brodie and the Hare
The Witch of Laggan
The Lady and the Horse
SCOTTISH WITCHCRAFT IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY
INDEX