Witchcraft in Scotland by Claudia Browne https://padlet.com/ftcj/Witchcraft_Scot en-us 2017-07-25 15:46:17 UTC 2026-01-05 15:03:45 UTC hello@padlet.com How many people have been accused of witchcraft? ftcj https://padlet.com/ftcj/Witchcraft_Scot/wish/179421710   3,837 people, 625 people accused are unnamed  ]]> 2017-07-25 16:09:20 UTC https://padlet.com/ftcj/Witchcraft_Scot/wish/179421710 How many Witches were executed? ftcj https://padlet.com/ftcj/Witchcraft_Scot/wish/179421962 Of the 3,212 named individuals, only 305 were executed. The others were punished in other ways like imprisonment, banishment, and some were declared fugitive. ]]> 2017-07-25 16:13:43 UTC https://padlet.com/ftcj/Witchcraft_Scot/wish/179421962 Which gender were most witches? ftcj https://padlet.com/ftcj/Witchcraft_Scot/wish/179422140 84% were women and 16% men. As you can see there were more woman witches than men. ]]> 2017-07-25 16:17:01 UTC https://padlet.com/ftcj/Witchcraft_Scot/wish/179422140 What evidence was used in trials? ftcj https://padlet.com/ftcj/Witchcraft_Scot/wish/179422287 1. Confession evidence, often brought to the surface through torture.
2. Neighbours' testimony.
3.Other witches' testimony.
4.  The Devil's mark.]]> 2017-07-25 16:19:47 UTC https://padlet.com/ftcj/Witchcraft_Scot/wish/179422287 What is the Devil's mark? ftcj https://padlet.com/ftcj/Witchcraft_Scot/wish/179422390 The Devil mark is how the Devil marked his followers. The mark was either a visible bodily blemish or an insensitive spot. The insensitive spot was discovered by pricking the witch with pins.]]> 2017-07-25 16:22:13 UTC https://padlet.com/ftcj/Witchcraft_Scot/wish/179422390 When were witches prosecuted? ftcj https://padlet.com/ftcj/Witchcraft_Scot/wish/179422659 Witches were prosecuted between the years of 1563 and 1736.]]> 2017-07-25 16:28:14 UTC https://padlet.com/ftcj/Witchcraft_Scot/wish/179422659 What is witchcraft? ftcj https://padlet.com/ftcj/Witchcraft_Scot/wish/179423509 Witchcraft is the practice of black magic. Black magic is the use of spells and the awakening of spirits.]]> 2017-07-25 16:48:30 UTC https://padlet.com/ftcj/Witchcraft_Scot/wish/179423509 What happened after 1736? ftcj https://padlet.com/ftcj/Witchcraft_Scot/wish/179424276 After 1736 courts would impose a maximum penalty of a year's imprisonment, instead of an execution. ]]> 2017-07-25 17:04:09 UTC https://padlet.com/ftcj/Witchcraft_Scot/wish/179424276 ftcj https://padlet.com/ftcj/Witchcraft_Scot/wish/179424579 2017-07-25 17:11:27 UTC https://padlet.com/ftcj/Witchcraft_Scot/wish/179424579 How large are witch groups? ftcj https://padlet.com/ftcj/Witchcraft_Scot/wish/179426371 Witches met in groups that were as large as 100 witches or as small as 2. ]]> 2017-07-25 17:44:49 UTC https://padlet.com/ftcj/Witchcraft_Scot/wish/179426371 When did it end? ftcj https://padlet.com/ftcj/Witchcraft_Scot/wish/179426514 In 1736 an Act put an end to the crime of witchcraft and replaced it with a new crime of 'pretended witchcraft.']]> 2017-07-25 17:48:17 UTC https://padlet.com/ftcj/Witchcraft_Scot/wish/179426514 What age were Witches? ftcj https://padlet.com/ftcj/Witchcraft_Scot/wish/179426617 They were a variety of ages from under 19 to over 60. About half of accused witches were older than 39. ]]> 2017-07-25 17:51:05 UTC https://padlet.com/ftcj/Witchcraft_Scot/wish/179426617