On September 1, a parliamentary committee agreed to pass the issue on to the Scottish government. The bill is likely to be passed around June, 2022. Witch-hunts were not unique to Scotland.

Over time, Scottish people became shocked by high profile witch hunts that had led to large numbers of deaths. In particular, the ‘Great Scottish Witch Hunt’ of 1661-2 had seen at least 660 ...

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 ...

A public apology to those accused of witchcraft between the 16th and 18th Centuries would send a powerful symbolic signal, campaigners have said. They said a statement from the Scottish government ...

Dive into the twisted world of Daemonologie in this trailer for the short folk horror story about the Scottish witch trials.

Women were most likely to be accused of witchcraft: eighty percent of cases recorded in Scotland involved women. In Aberdeen and the surrounding areas during 1596 and 1597 two men and 45 women were ...

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