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 ...

A 16th-century print depicts the witch-hunter Joan Malet’s 1549 arrest in Valencia for false accusations—and his subsequent execution at the hands of the Inquisition in Barcelona. Courtesy ...

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 ...

In 16th and 17th century Scotland, roughly 4,000 people were accused of witchcraft. The rate of executions were five times the European average, and of the accused, 85% were women. The BBC's ...