Episode 43: The Great Scottish Witch Hunt of 1597

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There have been many a witch hunt across the globe for hundreds of years.
Scotland had some of the most hunts and executions to ever have been recorded.

The hunts of 1597, while not the most well known or documented, took the lives of some estimated 200 people.

Hear some of their stories and learn about the woman who put an end to at least this wave of persecution.

 Episode 43 Source Notes:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Scottish_Witch_Hunt_of_1597
https://witches.hca.ed.ac.uk/trial/T/LA/873
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daemonologie
https://www.history.com/news/7-bizarre-witch-trial-tests
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Aitken_(witch)
https://www.scotsman.com/heritage-and-retro/heritage/witches-child-killers-and-brothel-keepers-and-the-injustices-of-being-a-woman-1849034
https://www.scottishlegal.com/articles/our-legal-heritage-the-great-scottish-witch-hunt-of-1597
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-50330147

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