Horrible Histories
The passing of the Witchcraft Act 1563 made witchcraft, or consulting with witches, capital crimes. The first trial under the new act was the North Berwick witch trials, beginning in 1590, in which King James VI played a major part as "victim" and investigator.
Image shows what remains of St Andrew's chapel, North Berwick, site of that infamous 'gathering'
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