Search results for ""Author Lily Seafield""
The Gresham Publishing Co. Ltd Scottish Witches: The Story of the Persecution of Witches in Scotland
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.
£7.15
The Gresham Publishing Co. Ltd Ghostly Scotland: The Supernatural and Unexplained
Scotland has a rich and varied folklore and few countries have such a wealth of stories about hauntings and paranormal activity - this book contains 384 pages full of stories about this ancient country. Ghostly Scotland is a chilling insight into unexplained mystical and ghostly occurrences from all over Scotland, sometimes in the most unlikely settings. Fairies, white ladies, tortured souls, poltergeists, malevolent phantoms, ghostly creatures: Scotland has them all, ready for those who are willing to see them, hear them or sense their presence. Find out about haunted houses and shadowy specters: witchcraft in Scotland, present and past; and about those with the gift of second sight and prophecies that amazed and chilled with their accuracy. Learn also of some amazing experiences from the world of spiritualism, seances and mediumship. In addition, this book describes the phenomenon of earth energies. Many of Scotland’s standing stones are claimed to harness powerful energies. These energies are believed, among other things, to be the source of attracting UFO activity. Ghostly Scotland is an entertaining and enlightening spotlight on the mysterious side of an ancient country that is steeped in myth and superstition.
£8.42
The Gresham Publishing Co. Ltd Irish Murders
There are violent events and murders in the history of every country and Ireland is no exception. Through the years, it has had its share of violent murders including the murder of its most famous victim, Ellie Hanley or the 'Colleen Bawn', and the more recent murder of Tom Nevin, victim of a 'hit' organized by his wife. Irish Murders presents a series of murders which have occurred in Ireland in the years from the beginning of the nineteenth century to the end of the twentieth century acts of insanity, malevolence, hatred, revenge, desperation, greed and passion, when for someone, somewhere, taking the life of another has seemed the only solution.
£6.52
The Gresham Publishing Co. Ltd Scottish Ghosts
Green ladies, grey ladies, spectral kings and queens, mischievous ghosts, whispering ghosts, calm poltergeists, wailing washerwomen, phantom dogs, and other assorted ghosts and stories fill this book. Scotland's vibrant storytelling tradition is captured here, with tales of sightings, noises, furniture in disarray and spectres past and present.
£6.23
