Scotland's 'witches' Learning the truth about this imaginary, historic crime can help us understand equally absurd modern conspiracy theories – Lawrence Normand
over 3 years in TheScotsman
The Witches of Scotland campaign group has succeeded in winning an apology from Nicola Sturgeon for the thousands of people – overwhelmingly women – who were convicted and executed for witchcraft in Scotland between 1563, the passing of the Witchcraft Act, and its repeal in 1735.
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