A new short film aims to unearth the untold stories of midwives and healers who were targeted as witches in the 16th Century. Hannah Renton is the co-writer and director of the new filmed ...

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 ...

They introduced laws to enforce, what they believed to be, an appropriate Christian lifestyle: In the 16th century ... for witchcraft during this period. By the early 18th century, when scientific ...

In the 16th century, Alison is trying to raise her young ... of the time and is accused of being a devil-worshipping witch, dooming her to a fiery death. In Cooke’s present-day timeline, Clem ...

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 ...

Assassin's Creed Hexe, Ubisoft’s next major single-player entry after Assassin's Creed Shadows, remains one of the most ...