Loch Awe © Visit Scotland Scottish places and legends Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, Scotland is a constituent country of the United Kingdom. It is perhaps its spectacular landscapes that gave rise to the many stories that are the bedrock of Scottish culture ? Many of legends have come down … Read more
Published on : 10/31/2022 – 19:36 Recharging one’s batteries in nature, taking care of oneself with plants: a few centuries ago, this could have led to accusations of witchcraft. As Scotland brings to light the memory of those who perished, the country also wants to honor the spirit of their practices, at a time when … Read more
“Between the 16th and 18th centuries in Scotland, around 4,000 people were accused of witchcraft. 84% were women,” says Claire Mitchell, a 50-year-old lawyer. In total, more than 2,500 people were executed for witchcraft, mostly strangled and then burned, after confessions extracted under torture. “They were kept from sleeping for days […] and they confessed … Read more
Nine women are burned for witchcraft on a riverbank in Dumfries, Scotland (April 13, 1659). MARY EVANS PICTURE LIBRARY / PHOTONONSTOP EThey were accused of spoiling the crops, of changing into animals to commit their misdeeds, even of dancing with the devil. In Europe, between the sixteenthand and the XVIIIand century, thousands of women and, … Read more
A bill supported by the majority MPs in the Scottish Parliament should come back this summer on the conviction for witchcraft of thousands of individuals. including a large majority of women. There was fire. Almost three centuries after the death of the last “witch” in the United Kingdom, the Scottish Parliament could pardon some 2,600 … Read more