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Act of Parliament introducing a series of increasingly gruesome punishments for speaking or publishing anything that Queen Elizabeth I did not wish to hear.
Methods used to identify witches, once believed to provide sufficient evidence to achieve a conviction in a court of law.
Biography of socialite Gertrude Vernon, Lady Agnew of Lochnaw, who gained prestige and notoriety from her portrait by artist John Singer Sargent.
Sorcerer, necromancer and wizard. Executed on the last day of February 1592 as part of the North Berwick witch trials, he was an associate of Francis Stewart, fifth Earl of Bothwell.
Woman accused of witchcraft and conspiracy to murder during the North Berwick witch trials.
Young Scottish maidservant suspected of witchcraft by her employer in November 1590. After being tortured, the initial testimony she gave led to the start of the North Berwick witch trials.
Fairy-like creatures at the centre of a shamanistic Scottish cult that existed in the 16th century. Members claimed to be able to enter into a trance which allowed them to fly out at night on swallows, and join with the seely wights.
Scottish cunning woman convicted of pretending to practise witchcraft
Professional witch-finder or pricker of witches based in Tranent, East Lothian.
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Malevolent water spirit of the River Ribble in Lancashire, England.