Writing about witch trials taking place in 1597 ... folk who were put on trial but for the most part few were accused of being witches. The Survey of Scottish Witchcraft database lists 141 ...

In Scotland until the 1500s, witchcraft was seen as a religious rather than a criminal issue. Anyone accused of witchcraft was usually dealt with in local church courts. In 1563, that changed.

Created by Kamome Shirahama, Witch Hat Atelier follows a young girl named Coco who dreams of becoming a witch. Her lofty dream proves to be virtually impossible due to magic being kept from ...

Rebecca Fowler is the only person in Maryland executed for what was then a felony offense of being a witch. But Bagnall said there’s another casualty of the accusations of witchcraft ...