The black, red, gray and pink design honors the thousands of individuals—mostly women—who were persecuted under the Scottish ...

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

Thousands of people were executed under the Witchcraft Act in newly Protestant Scotland between 1563 and 1736. The law condemned […] ...

The most recognizable example in the United States is the Salem Witch Trials of 1692-1693. Over 200 people were accused, resulting in19 hangings–including 14 women. In Scotland, however ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Every detail of Campbell’s Witches of Scotland tartan relates to some aspect of the witchcraft trials. “The red represents the women’s blood, the grey the ashes left when they were burned, and the ...

The Creative Coven was formed to bring together women whose work was inspired by the Scottish witch hunts and trials. In recent times, they have jointly held a memorial service for Scottish witches at ...

The black, red, gray and pink design honors the thousands of individuals—mostly women—who were persecuted under the Scottish Witchcraft Act Sarah Kuta On this day in 1690, "Publick Occurrences ...