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The royal ghosts of Holyroodhouse

The royal ghosts of Holyroodhouse
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The Palace of Holyroodhouse and its royal ghostly residents

The Palace of Holyroodhouse and its royal ghostly residents
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The story behind Scotland's witch hunt and trials


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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 ....

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