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Matthew Goode has said he was told “don’t read” the crime novel series Department Q before taking on a Netflix show based on ...
The voices of Scotland's witches, silenced by persecution, will now ring out in an immersive exhibition set to take place in Dunfermline.
The Conspirators mesh Shakespearean tragedy with local politics, and their anarchic clown style in Chicago Cop Macbeth.
On the city’s northern fringes, a 15-minute tram ride from the New Town, you’ll find the historic port neighborhood of Leith, ...
The characters from Da Bard’s so-called “Scottish Play” become members of the local police force in the latest production by ...
In the 1590s, King James VI of Scotland's fear of witchcraft began stirring up national panics, resulting in the torture and death of thousands. Toil and TroubleAn engraving reproduces Henry ...
The Witches Tartan recognises those, mostly women, who faced prosecution and execution between 1563 and 1736. Data from the Survey of Scottish Witchcraft suggests 3,837 people were accused ...
The Witches Tartan recognises those, mostly women, who faced prosecution and execution between 1563 and 1736. Data from the Survey of Scottish Witchcraft suggests 3,837 people were accused, with ...
Authors Claire Madison and Zoe Venditozzi, known for their podcast The Witches of Scotland, look at the history of the Scottish witch trials, and why hysteria seemed to take grip of Scotland. READ ...
His fury was directed at the case of Scottish medium Helen Duncan ... But as four-part BBC programme Paranormal: Britain's Last Witch reveals from tonight, Duncan's case is far from straightforward.
“Anyone who didn’t fit the mold of what people expected would be targeted,” said Marlisa Ross, who recently staged a play about the victims of the Scottish witch hunt in Glasgow. Much like ...
Modern tartans are registered for organisations, individuals, and commemorative purposes in the official Scottish Register of Tartans and the newest entry is special. The new Witches of ...