Witches & witchcraft (125 pages found in this category)


Allison Balfour

The 1594 trial of alleged witch Allison Balfour is one of the most frequently cited Scottish witchcraft cases.

Andro Man

Elderly Scottish folk healer executed for witchcraft in January 1598.

Ann Izzard

Alleged witch attacked by her neighbours in the village of Great Paxton, Huntingdonshire in 1808.

Barbara Napier, witch

Woman accused of witchcraft and conspiracy to murder during the North Berwick witch trials.

Bargarran witches

Redirected to Paisley witches.

Beatrix Laing, witch

Redirected to Pittenweem witches.

Beatrix Leslie

Scottish midwife executed in 1661 for using witchcraft to cause the collapse of a coal pit, killing two girls.

Black cat

The numerous folk beliefs about black cats, and cats in general, are often contradictory. Superstitions surrounding black cats are almost certainly some of the most prevalent even today, along with the number thirteen and walking under a ladder.

Bottesford witches

Redirected to Witches of Belvoir.

Bute witches

Six Scottish women accused of witchcraft on Bute during the Great Scottish Witch Hunt of 1661–1662.