🔥WE WILL REMEMBER. WE WILL NOT BURN. 🔥 From the hosts of the Witches of Scotland podcast, the US edition of HOW TO KILL A WITCH by Claire Mitchell and Zoe Venditozzi is on sale today! This sharp, darkly funny, and fiercely feminist deep dive into history's witch trials is both a reckoning for the past and a warning for the present, a book that Publishers Weekly calls "a lively tribute to the past’s persecuted women and "quarrelsome dames." Available today through US retailers and at the link i

In June 1836, a group of young boys hunting rabbits on the slopes of Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh found more than they had bargained for. Hidden in a little crevice, they discovered 17 miniature coffins laid out in three rows. Inside each one, lay a carved figure with crudely fashioned clothes on. Nobody knows who made the coffins or why these figurines were placed in the hillside, but where facts are missing, stories take their place. Some believed that witches were responsible or they represente

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🔮 Scotland’s dark history of witch trials 🕯️ Between 1563 and 1736, thousands—mostly women—were accused of witchcraft in Scotland, many facing horrific trials and executions. Culross was one such place, where Sir George Bruce supported these tragic events. In 2020, the Witches of Scotland campaign sought justice for the accused. On 8 March 2022, the Scottish government finally issued a pardon and formal apology. A long-overdue moment of recognition for those who suffered. 🎥 @andy_highlander #

Built on the same hill where hundreds of accused witches were executed, The Witchery is one of Edinburgh’s most storied hotels. Next to Edinburgh Castle on the Royal Mile, this 16th-century inn has witnessed centuries of history and still bears traces of its darker past. Its two buildings date back to 1595, with spiral staircases and richly detailed rooms featuring carved oak, velvet drapes, and candlelight reflected on stone walls. Outside, the Castlehill memorial marks where more than 300 peop

You might be familiar with the Salem Witch Trials, but did you know that the Scottish Witch Trials were actually much worse? It’s not a competition between two horrible parts of history, but this comparison might help you understand just how bad it was in Scotland at this time. The Salem Witch Trials lasted around a year, while the Scottish Witch Trials lasted centuries and had thousands more victims, including the real-life Geillis Duncan (who is not only a literary character). The last convict