Robert Grierson, witchcraft
Named by several accused of witchcraft during the North Berwick witch trials, Grierson died whilst being tortured during his interrogation.
Named by several accused of witchcraft during the North Berwick witch trials, Grierson died whilst being tortured during his interrogation.
Wealthy Scottish heiress and member of the gentry convicted of witchcraft. A key figure in the North Berwick witchcraft trials of 1590–1591.
School teacher convicted of witchcraft in 1590, a central figure in the North Berwick witch trials
Scottish midwife, cunning woman and healer; central figure in the North Berwick witch trials.
Elderly Torryburn woman who died after confessing to witchcraft; her face was reconstructed from photos of her skull.
Essex woman convicted and hanged for witchcraft in 1579
English woman tried three times for witchcraft, hanged in 1579 for bewitchment and murder by witchcraft.
Elderly Essex woman convicted and hanged for witchcraft at Chelmsford in 1566.
Scottish woman found guilty of sorcery, witchcraft and invoking the spirits of the Devil in 1588, then strangled and burned.
The trials of the Pendle witches in 1612 are among the most famous witch trials in English history, and some of the best recorded of the 17th century.