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Witch Hunt

A BBC Radio Scotland history

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The history of Scotland's witch hunts revealed, with Susan Morrison.

About 450 years ago, from 16th to the early 18th centuries, witch hunts took place in Scotland. The country was convulsed by waves of savage panics and purges, leading to the judicial murder of thousands of their own citizens, mainly women. Women who were convicted and executed for crimes they not only didn't commit, but which were impossible for anyone to commit.

Over six episodes, Witch Hunt investigates one of Scotland's biggest miscarriages of justice. Susan Morrison, along with Dr Louise Yeoman and a team of expert historians, explores how events aligned to allow this to happen. How did it get to the stage where many innocent people were executed for imaginary crimes?

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I was in Edinburgh at Grassmarket and learnt how it was a place of execution and then wanted to learn more about the witch hunts in Scotland. I came across what I can only call a gem of a find with this audiobook. There is humour and wit in the episodes with a wealth of academic insight and objectivity but more so, there is such a sadness as to how and why so many died. I downloaded this in the evening and finished it by the following day. Thank you to all involved and highly recommended listening. Will be listening to it again!

An absolute gem of find!

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