Neil DrysdaleOct 29, 2023
It’s difficult to calculate exactly how many women were tried and executed for “witchcraft” in Scotland in the 16th, 17th and 18th century. But it exceeds 3,000: a horrific toll of victims, many of whom were suffering from conditions such as epilepsy or dementia, and yet were killed by the state. #AberdeenUniversity #RGU #AberdeenWitchTrials #NicolaSturgeon #RachaelIronside https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/lifestyle/6224509/halloween-north-east-execution-of-witches/
Should we really have fun at Halloween when the north-east led the great execution of witches?

Many of the victims found themselves tried, convicted and executed as witches during a long, dark chapter in Scottish history.

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