The royal ghosts of Holyroodhouse
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The Palace of Holyroodhouse and its royal ghostly residents
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By Hamish MacPherson
James I (1566-1625) of England and VI of Scotland Examining the North Berwick Witches, from Newes from Scotland , 1591 (engraving) (b&w photo) (Photo by Art Images via Getty Images). NEARLY three years ago I wrote about witchcraft in Scotland and how King James VI almost singlehandedly made Scotland top of the European league for the number of witches executed per head of population. A reader recently asked me if I could give more information about one of the most sensational and deeply disturbing witch trials, namely that of the North Berwick witches. Let me first of all point out that I am using the term “witches” only as the description they were given then. Mostly women with some men and even children; of course, none of the people tried and usually burned to death were witches as we understand the term, but they were most definitely the victims of witch hunts. That term has been banded a