In medieval Europe, religion was a huge part of everyone's life. It was accepted that God was real and could directly affect their day-to-day lives. It was common that people would describe the ...

The essence of witchcraft was held to be entering into a pact with the devil, rather than the deeds, good or bad, which could be attributed to a witch. Women were most likely to be accused of ...

Anne Rice's Mayfair Witches differs quite heavily from The Witching Hour, the first novel in the Mayfair book trilogy the ...

this talk will look at a period of Scotland's History which saw, mainly women, persecuted as witches. We will take a closer look at some of the women who confessed to witchcraft on the island of ...

Now in its tenth year, the Waterstones award champions books by authors based in Scotland, or titles that have a strong Scottish setting. The Last Witch of Scotland weaves a new tale around the ...

They said a statement from the Scottish government would help to right a terrible wrong from Scotland's past. It would also send an important message to countries where witch hunts still take ...

Cinematic recreations and expert interviews reveal the truth behind six terrifying true stories of witch trials in Germany, Scotland, England, America, Sweden and Ireland.

A new exhibition curated by the charity Remembering the Accused Witches of Scotland (RAWS) will explore the history of the Scottish witch trials and shine a spotlight on the stories of the accused ...

are in hiding in Scotland, concealing Harper’s extraordinary powers, but a dark cloud is descending as recent anti-witch ...

It is among many of Scotland's papers discussing election polls ... in the final TV debate on the BBC last night. Calls for the "witch hunt" of soldiers who served in Northern Ireland to stop ...

A new exhibition curated by the charity Remembering the Accused Witches of Scotland (RAWS) will explore the history of the Scottish witch trials and shine a spotlight on the stories of the accused in ...