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 ...

But the most notorious royal witch-hunter of all time was James VI of Scotland, who went on to become James I of England. "He was a rampant witch hunter," said Phil. He and his Danish bride Anne ...

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 ...

After a successful first season and a season 2 premiere on January 5, fans are eagerly awaiting the release of the remaining ...

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

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 ...

Hogmanay is the time to drive away witches and warlocks. They’re a constant threat to good, law-abiding folk so, according to a long held ...