Between 1563 and 1736, thousands of individuals were executed under Scotland’s Witchcraft Act. Designed to enforce godliness in the newly Protestant country, the law condemned anyone who appeared to ...

The study was conducted because the Witchcraft Act has been questioned. It was passed in 1914 when Zambia was part of the British "sphere of influence." The act defines practicing witchcraft as ...

The sole sponsor of a state resolution aimed at exonerating nearly a dozen colonial Marylanders accused of witchcraft or ...

Over 200 people were accused, resulting in19 hangings–including 14 women. In Scotland, however, the Witchcraft Act of 1563 remained codified law for nearly 200 years, and helped justify the ...

A new Scottish tartan has been designed to honor the thousands of individuals — mostly women — who were executed between 1563 and 1736 under Scotland’s Witchcraft Act. The Witches of Scotland tartan ...

The study was conducted because the Witchcraft Act has been questioned. It was passed in 1914 when Zambia was part of the British “sphere of influence.” The act defines practicing witchcraft ...