Tag: Witchcraft Act
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Witchcraft Convictions (Pardons) Bill
The following is our submission on 15 September 2022 to the consultation on the proposed Witchcraft Convictions (Pardons) (Scotland) Bill. We are pleased to see that the paper recognises...
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Witches’ Memorials in Scotland
The Witchcraft Act 1563 resulted in approximately 4,000 innocent people being accused of witchcraft. Confessions were routinely obtained by torture and around 2,500 of those accused were convicted and...