Witchcraft in Scotland by https://padlet.com/emil7621/herz65snyacw A Brief History en-us 2017-07-25 16:47:37 UTC 2025-12-05 10:58:59 UTC hello@padlet.com Approximately how many witches were executed and Tortured in Scotland? emil7621 https://padlet.com/emil7621/herz65snyacw/wish/179423599 Around 3,800 people]]> 2017-07-25 16:50:16 UTC https://padlet.com/emil7621/herz65snyacw/wish/179423599 Torture emil7621 https://padlet.com/emil7621/herz65snyacw/wish/179424673 Witches were tortured to extract confessions and information. It was frequently used without permission from the state. ]]> 2017-07-25 17:13:30 UTC https://padlet.com/emil7621/herz65snyacw/wish/179424673 How were witches executed? emil7621 https://padlet.com/emil7621/herz65snyacw/wish/179424988 The convicted would be strangled at the stake and burned. ]]> 2017-07-25 17:18:37 UTC https://padlet.com/emil7621/herz65snyacw/wish/179424988 Witch trials emil7621 https://padlet.com/emil7621/herz65snyacw/wish/179425087 Judicial proceedings concerned with the crimes and acts of witchcraft. Witchcraft or even speaking with witches was considered a capital crime.]]> 2017-07-25 17:21:12 UTC https://padlet.com/emil7621/herz65snyacw/wish/179425087 Decade emil7621 https://padlet.com/emil7621/herz65snyacw/wish/179432638 The witch hunting took place between the 1550's and the 1700's.]]> 2017-07-25 19:54:45 UTC https://padlet.com/emil7621/herz65snyacw/wish/179432638 How were witches differentiated? emil7621 https://padlet.com/emil7621/herz65snyacw/wish/179432729 A Witch Pricker would prick the body of somebody accused of being a witch. If the person did not bleed, they were convicted with this evidence.]]> 2017-07-25 19:57:00 UTC https://padlet.com/emil7621/herz65snyacw/wish/179432729 Fountain of Edinburgh Castle emil7621 https://padlet.com/emil7621/herz65snyacw/wish/179433067 Tourists can stop at this destination to view what marks the place where 300 people were burned at the cast iron wall for being accused of witches. ]]> 2017-07-25 20:06:19 UTC https://padlet.com/emil7621/herz65snyacw/wish/179433067 Small population, big impact emil7621 https://padlet.com/emil7621/herz65snyacw/wish/179433238 Despite Scotland's small population, this country still holds the reputation for the largest persecution of witches throughout Europe.]]> 2017-07-25 20:11:12 UTC https://padlet.com/emil7621/herz65snyacw/wish/179433238 Last to go emil7621 https://padlet.com/emil7621/herz65snyacw/wish/179433378 The witch trials have only recently ended for good. The last Scottish woman to face a witchcraft trial was jailed for her crime in 1944. ]]> 2017-07-25 20:15:12 UTC https://padlet.com/emil7621/herz65snyacw/wish/179433378 Not Fair emil7621 https://padlet.com/emil7621/herz65snyacw/wish/179433511 The majority of people who were convicted for witchcraft were accused for no reason or evidence.]]> 2017-07-25 20:18:13 UTC https://padlet.com/emil7621/herz65snyacw/wish/179433511