Bit more Scottish history, this time in other places. Some extra content! In 1590, more than 70 people—mostly women—were accused of witchcraft in North Berwick, East Lothian. They were said to have met with the devil on the beach, summoned storms to sink ships, and plotted to kill King James VI himself.
What followed was one of Scotland’s earliest and most infamous witch trials. Under torture, confessions were extracted. Several were executed, burned at the stake. King James took a personal interest, later writing Daemonologie, a book that helped spread witch fear across Europe.
The North Berwick trials kicked off a century of persecution that saw thousands accused, imprisoned, or killed across Scotland.
🔥 Was it real fear… or a brutal excuse for control?
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