Between 1563 and 1736, thousands of individuals were executed under Scotland’s Witchcraft Act. Designed to enforce godliness in the newly Protestant country, the law condemned anyone who appeared to ...

There are thousands of officially registered Scottish tartan designs, but only one is dedicated to the “witches” of Scotland. Certified earlier this month, the tricolor pattern is intended as ...

Claire Mitchell and Zoe Venditozzi successfully campaigned for a state pardon for women accused of witchcraft ...

Discover the way to commemorate the Witchcraft Act’s many victims in Scotland through a “living memorial”. View on euronews ...

A new Scottish tartan has been designed to honor the thousands of individuals — mostly women — who were executed between 1563 and 1736 under Scotland’s Witchcraft Act. The Witches of Scotland tartan ...

Maryland is the most recent state to introduce legislation to exonerate those convicted of witchcraft centuries ago. But why ...

A new tartan has been registered memorialising the people in Scotland who were persecuted for witchcraft. The new Witches of Scotland tartan is intended to honour the Scots, primarily women ...

Ever since Claire Mitchell KC launched her Witches of Scotland campaign back in 2020, she has been pushing for a memorial to the thousands of people, mostly women, tried and executed by the ...

Before King James VI of Scotland also became the ruler of England, he presided over one of Europe's most brutal witch trials. Visitors to St Andrew's Church in North Berwick might spot a memento ...

A new tartan has been registered memorialising the people in Scotland who were persecuted for witchcraft. The new Witches of Scotland tartan is intended to honour the Scots, primarily women, who were ...