A new short film aims to unearth the untold stories of midwives and healers who were targeted as witches in the 16th ...

Sculptor Andy Scott's memorial to the 81 residents of Prestonpans, East Lothian, who were executed for witchcraft during the 16th century. In recent years, there has been a renewed interest in the ...

There followed two main periods of witch persecution in Scotland, the first of which was in the 1590's and the second in the 1640's. The late 16th-century craze was encouraged by the return journey of ...