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Book SynopsisAs 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.
Table of ContentsIntroduction 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
