Remembering the Accused Witches of Scotland @ScottishWitches
RAWS is raising awareness of Scotland’s forgotten women & men who were accused of witchcraft. We aim to campaign, educate and commemorate. SCIO - SC051010. raws.scot Scotland, United Kingdom Joined March 2020-
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" Witches going to the Sabbath " also called " The Vision of Faust" by the Spanish painter Luis Ricardo Falero , 1878. It is currently in a private collection.
A map of Scotland, 1612. Vignettes show “James, King of Britain, France & Ireland”, with the Queen and princes. This map also includes dramatic touches, with several more sea monsters than are found in most of our maps and plans! Get a close-up view 👇 bit.ly/NRSScotlandMap
Cunning Folk is out NEXT WEEK! In related news, Michael Pye's review makes me and my insatiable love of historical gossip feel very seen #newbooks #cunningfolk #history #magic
Grab a ticket! After all the costs, the money will be used to buy trees for the Witches Memorial Grove. tickettailor.com/events/thecrea…
Fancy a wee tour of #Scotland, with Mary, Queen of Scots? @VisitScotland @HistEnvScot @welovehistory @FedWritersScot scopeforimagination.co.uk/2024/04/22/the…
Mairi Kidd is Head of Literature, Languages, and Publishing at Creative Scotland and has an MA in Celtic Studies. She has worked with the BBC, Scottish Government and local authorities. Don't miss her presentation at our event on 2nd June!
Today is the 366th anniversary of the execution of Janet Sawer of Ayr - Here is her story.
In Remembrance of Isobell Young raws.scot/post/in-rememb… via @ScottishWitches #witchcraft #history
First National Day of Remembrance 4th June raws.scot/post/first-nat… via @ScottishWitches #witchcraft #history #scotland
It has begun! #booklaunch @HistEnvScot @LuathPress
Come join is in Copenhagen this October for a conference on witchcraft and authority! ✨ @Nationalmuseet @SyddanskUni #twitterstorians #witchcraft #hextag #Renaissance #CFP #earlymodern
And some more!
Happy publication day to 'The Boy, The Witch & The Queen of Scots' by @scattyscribbler A story of espionage, loyalty and whispers of witchcraft, this will be a hit on your reading list. #MaryQueenofScots #QueenofScots #Bookstagram #HistoricalFiction #Childrensbooks
25 years ago I saw the "portraits" of witch suspects Agnes and Joan Waterhouse in a 1566 news pamphlet - re-labelled generic images of women. TODAY I found a book where the woodblocks were used before: a 1506 publication by printer Richard Pynson. If you wait long enough...
OTD in 1697 The Paisley Witch Trial began. The Paisley 8 were tried for witchcraft & devil worship. Not allowed to speak in their own defense & sentenced to death by strangulation & burned at the stake. Top 1% @Coverfly Black List reco Nicholl 15% American Zoetrope finals ➡️
Professor Marion Gibs.. @witchesetc
4K Followers 3K Following The Witches of St Osyth (Cambridge UP, 2022) Witchcraft: A History in 13 Trials (SandS/Scribner, 2023). Loves history, books, stories. Agent Joanna Swainson
Mary W. Craig @11mwc
2K Followers 3K Following Historian, writer, podcaster. Author of 'A Tangled Web: Mata Hari' 'Borders Witch Hunt' 'Beside the Annexe' and 'An Elephant crossed the valley.'
Dr Claire Mitchell KC @madisonmitchel1
7K Followers 4K Following KC and Dr of Laws (honoris causa) Quarrelsome Dame, Vice Chair of The Cockburn Association
Owen Davies @odavies9
14K Followers 3K Following Historian of witchcraft, magic, ghosts, religion, folklore & medicine. Vice President of Folklore Society 2023-2026. Also @odavies9.bsky.social
Dr Zoe Venditozzi @zoevenditozzi
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Lesley Riddoch @LesleyRiddoch
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Judith Langlands-Scot.. @happilyaspie
895 Followers 994 Following Historian and writer with a magpie mind. Born with the urge to disappear down research rabbit holes at any given moment. It’s the way I roll.
Sara Sheridan @sarasheridan
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Malcolm Gaskill @malcolmgaskill
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TheCalderWitchHunt @CalderWitchHunt
637 Followers 198 Following Community project about 17th century witchcraft accusations at Calder. Understanding our history and commemorating those affected. https://t.co/7t21Uns0vp
Salem Witch-Hunt @SalemWitchHunt
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Elaine Miller, Venus .. @GussieGrips
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David Worthington @WorthingtonD
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Connecticut Witch Tri.. @CTwitchhunt
489 Followers 479 Following A state apology for all Connecticut witch trial victims was achieved in 2023; next collaboration: establishing a state memorial. Initiative by @_endwitchhunts
SCRAN @Scranlife
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Main Point Books @mainpointbooks
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Dr Tabitha Stanmore @MagicNotWitches
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Shoshana Solomon 🧡.. @ShoshanaSolomo1
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The National @ScotNational
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Professor Marion Gibs.. @witchesetc
4K Followers 3K Following The Witches of St Osyth (Cambridge UP, 2022) Witchcraft: A History in 13 Trials (SandS/Scribner, 2023). Loves history, books, stories. Agent Joanna Swainson
Mary W. Craig @11mwc
2K Followers 3K Following Historian, writer, podcaster. Author of 'A Tangled Web: Mata Hari' 'Borders Witch Hunt' 'Beside the Annexe' and 'An Elephant crossed the valley.'
Dr Claire Mitchell KC @madisonmitchel1
7K Followers 4K Following KC and Dr of Laws (honoris causa) Quarrelsome Dame, Vice Chair of The Cockburn Association
Owen Davies @odavies9
14K Followers 3K Following Historian of witchcraft, magic, ghosts, religion, folklore & medicine. Vice President of Folklore Society 2023-2026. Also @odavies9.bsky.social
Dr Zoe Venditozzi @zoevenditozzi
3K Followers 3K Following That’s Dr "activist with a massive chip on their shoulder about schools" to you, ta. Podcast - Witches of Scotland. In the mood to burn it all down.
Lesley Riddoch @LesleyRiddoch
89K Followers 2K Following Journalist, Blossom & Thrive, Director https://t.co/l9noSrBCuZ, Columnist https://t.co/JP8YZKLY1D. Podcast & Denmark film screenings https://t.co/uG0HgJ1M19
Judith Langlands-Scot.. @happilyaspie
895 Followers 994 Following Historian and writer with a magpie mind. Born with the urge to disappear down research rabbit holes at any given moment. It’s the way I roll.
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Allan Kennedy @Allan_D_Kennedy
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For Women Scotland @ForWomenScot
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@witchesofscotland @witchesofscotl1
7K Followers 1K Following Want justice for those who were executed as witches in Scotland? Click the link & fill in the public consultation on the private member bill at Scots Parl 👇
H&I Voices @HI_Voices
22K Followers 3K Following A different Highlands and Islands voice every week for 10 years. As of 07/01/24, this account has been retired.
Advocacy for Alleged .. @AllegedFor
102 Followers 2 Following Advocacy for Alleged Witches works and campaigns to end witch persecution in Africa by 2030
Another Person 💙 @stsresident
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A. D. Bergin @adberginwriter
309 Followers 393 Following Historical Fiction. ‘The Wicked Of The Earth’, Northodox Press, Nov. 24. Newcastle 1650. England’s largest witch trial. The women who dared to fight back.
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433K Followers 46K Following Letting you know what happened today, in the past. Posts are made on West Coast US time. #history #OTD. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
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821 Followers 742 Following Early Modern Intellectual Historian and Religious Scholar. Devotee of the Dark Arts: demonology and the supernatural.
IslandMagee Witches 1.. @Witches1711
482 Followers 247 Following The 'Islandmagee Witches 1711' Project is dedicated to finding new ways to talk about Ireland's last trial for witchcraft. Led by @Vic_McC @SnedAndrew
Barbara Henderson #WI.. @scattyscribbler
7K Followers 7K Following Author, 2x #YoungQuills winner @HistAssoc, @cranachanbooks @LuathPress @TimeTunnellers 🎭🎻✝ @TyildS @SCBWI_BI @Soc_of_Authors https://t.co/rocDnZjZ2D
Friends of Lister Lan.. @ListerLaneCem
4K Followers 3K Following In collaboration with CMBC, the Friends maintain this Grade II listed, significant cemetery; the final resting place of some 20,000 individuals.
Sara O'Rourke @SaraORke
614 Followers 2K Following PhD researcher in anthropology, Maynooth University. The witch in art|performance.Activism:Chair @IrishAntiWarMvt #FreedomforPalestine #repealedthe8th (she/her)
Dr Ezra Horbury @EzraHorbury
1K Followers 594 Following Lecturer @UoYEnglish | PhD (Cambridge) | Early modern theology & queer theory | Book: Prodigality in Early Modern Drama (https://t.co/2bJuArWR7o). They/them
Dr Louise Ryland-Epto.. @LRylandEpton
869 Followers 1K Following VF @UWEBristol @OpenUniversity. AF @IHR_History. Contributing editor for @VCHGloucester & @WiltsHistory. Editor @Hobnob_Press. Plus other stuff. Views my own.
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Witch Hunt @witchhuntshow
224 Followers 270 Following The podcast that studies historic witch trials & modern witch hunts. (formerly Thou Shalt Not Suffer: The Witch Trial Podcast) #witchhunt [email protected]
Julie Fox-Horton @msmedieval20
352 Followers 2K Following Medieval/Early Modern History, Witchcraft Studies, Archival and Manuscript Studies, Associate Professor, Cross-Disciplinary Studies, ETSU/@ETSUAVST
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Jane Evans @kiddevans
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Seven County Witch Hu.. @witches7hunt
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Holly B 🌈 @hsbamford
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Kim Jones @KimJones200
55 Followers 137 Following PhD student in early modern Scottish history @EdinburghUni Researching the impact of spirit guides on the healing practices of accused witches and charmers
Danielle Devlin @snoochems
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Mary Louise Bingham @MaryLouiseBin19
124 Followers 131 Following I am a piano teacher. I love family history. I am writing a book about Sarah Wildes. I have a surprising sense of humor😜
Maude Frome @frome_maude
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Fire @wordsofthewitch
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David Allen Lambert @DLGenealogist
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Ali Manning 🎃🧙 @witchy_ali
747 Followers 1K Following MA Renaissance Studies @BirkbeckUoL studying Scottish witchcraft trials with my familiars 🐈⬛🐈⬛🐕 and librarian. She/her.
@ScottishWitches @emcandre Janet Sawer was the daughter of George Sair and Janet Brown books.google.com/books?id=4Ui26…
@NatRecordsScot @ScottishWitches Fantastic map, and pleased to see Kilwinning Abbey is marked.
A map of Scotland, 1612. Vignettes show “James, King of Britain, France & Ireland”, with the Queen and princes. This map also includes dramatic touches, with several more sea monsters than are found in most of our maps and plans! Get a close-up view 👇 bit.ly/NRSScotlandMap
Cunning Folk is out NEXT WEEK! In related news, Michael Pye's review makes me and my insatiable love of historical gossip feel very seen #newbooks #cunningfolk #history #magic
@ScottishWitches Blessings in her memory. Blessings in the memory of all wrongfully accused, who suffered alone.
Fab morning at @stockbridge_ps , followed by visits to #GingerandPickles bookshop (spotted @RobinScottEllio and @Eviewriter ), plus @GoldenHareBooks . Lots of signed books later, off to Queensferry next! @LuathPress
Grab a ticket! After all the costs, the money will be used to buy trees for the Witches Memorial Grove. tickettailor.com/events/thecrea…
Witch trials. Occasional reminder. Simple personal misfortune lies behind many witchcraft acusations: ill-health, agricultural failure, domestic strife, accidents, etc. The macro themes of gender, wealth, capital, religion, politics, etc then shape how prosecutions develop.
Fancy a wee tour of #Scotland, with Mary, Queen of Scots? @VisitScotland @HistEnvScot @welovehistory @FedWritersScot scopeforimagination.co.uk/2024/04/22/the…
Mairi Kidd is Head of Literature, Languages, and Publishing at Creative Scotland and has an MA in Celtic Studies. She has worked with the BBC, Scottish Government and local authorities. Don't miss her presentation at our event on 2nd June!
In Remembrance of Isobell Young raws.scot/post/in-rememb… via @ScottishWitches #witchcraft #history
First National Day of Remembrance 4th June raws.scot/post/first-nat… via @ScottishWitches #witchcraft #history #scotland
It has begun! #booklaunch @HistEnvScot @LuathPress
Revival of British folk customs could get heated in letters to the 19thC press. E.g - the Dunmow Flitch ceremony in 1854. ANTI-HUMBUG - *it was all rubbish* VERITAS - HUMBUG was "a frosty cross old bachelor, on the wrong side of 50, one on whom no lady ever deigned to smile."
Come join is in Copenhagen this October for a conference on witchcraft and authority! ✨ @Nationalmuseet @SyddanskUni #twitterstorians #witchcraft #hextag #Renaissance #CFP #earlymodern
I recorded an episode of That Shakespeare Life podcast @ThatShakespeare on Witchcraft: A History in 13 Trials and host @CassidyCash kindly sent me this - the official pod mug with her own design. Thanks Cassidy!
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Happy publication day to 'The Boy, The Witch & The Queen of Scots' by @scattyscribbler A story of espionage, loyalty and whispers of witchcraft, this will be a hit on your reading list. #MaryQueenofScots #QueenofScots #Bookstagram #HistoricalFiction #Childrensbooks
25 years ago I saw the "portraits" of witch suspects Agnes and Joan Waterhouse in a 1566 news pamphlet - re-labelled generic images of women. TODAY I found a book where the woodblocks were used before: a 1506 publication by printer Richard Pynson. If you wait long enough...
So you are walking round S. Marco's cloister in Florence on a rainy day casually looking at C16 frescoes painted by obscure artists, and suddenly someone is *looking at you*. This one sent shivers down my spine. Baxandall (Painting & Experience) discusses this role in Italian
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