The Great Scottish Witch-Hunt: Europe's Most Obsessive Dynasty

by P.G. Maxwell-Stuart

Scotland, in common with the rest of Europe, was troubled from time to time by outbreaks of witchcraft which the authorities sought to contain and then to suppress, and the outbreak of 1658-1662 is generally agreed to represent the high water mark of Scottish persecution. These were peculiar years for Scotland. For nine years Scotland was effectively an English province with largely English officials in charge. In 1660 this suddenly changed, so the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0752444255
• ISBN13: 9780752444253
• Release Date: November 2007
• Publisher: Tempus
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.8" x 7.7"