Susan Morrison and Len Pennie explore what it takes to be King in medieval Scotland, where ruthlessness and brutality where qualities at the top of the job description.

Satan's Last Hurrah! Demonic possession and the end of the hunt

Dec 5th, 2019 37m 2s

The Devil was loose in Scotland possessing frightened youngsters - or was he? Susan Morrison and Louise Yeoman find what our historians think was going on

Peak Witch Hunt

Nov 28th, 2019 34m 39s

Scotland carried out five times more executions per capita for witchcraft than the European average but how did people come to believe in such a thing and what did they believe about it? Our top-notch panel of Scottish historians are here to ta

Quarrels, Women and Bad Magic

Nov 21st, 2019 32m 33s

Curses and quarrels abound as Susan Morrison and Louise Yeoman investigate Scotland's war on witches and witchcraft with the help of a team of expert historians.

Friends of the Fairies

Nov 14th, 2019 33m 22s

The witchcraft trials were one of the biggest injustices in Scotland’s history, a massive miscarriage of justice, but how did people come to believe in such a thing and what did they believe about it? Our panel of Scottish historians are here t

Abuses of Justice

Nov 7th, 2019 34m 13s

Digging deeper into Scotland's war on witches and witchcraft with Susan Morrison, Louise Yeoman talking to a team of top historians.

The King and the Witches' Sabbath

Oct 30th, 2019 30m 30s

Introducing Scotland's war on witches and witchcraft with Susan Morrison and Louise Yeoman talking to a team of top historians about the role of King James in witch trials.

Welcome to Witch Hunt

Oct 21st, 2019 2m 55s

From the 16th to the early 18th centuries, witch hunts took place in Scotland. In this podcast series 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

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