The Incredible Hidden History Of Witches In Edinburgh | Witch Hunt

The existence of witches may be the stuff of legend to us, but in 16th century Scotland people believed in magic and supernatural beings, and the fear people had for witches was real.
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It led to hundreds of innocent women being executed for imaginary crimes, and in the case of Geillis Duncan, the personal involvement of James VI, King of Scots. In reality, witches were innocent, terrified, tortured, falsely accused people who were stereotyped by others in their society. A reminder which is valid even now of the dangers of jumping to conclusions about people who are perceived to be different in some way.
Co - Presenter of Witch Hunt and real life witch expert in her own right, Dr. Louise Yeoman, delves into Geillis’s story and the events leading up to her execution on Edinburgh’s Castlehill in an iPlayer special available now: bbc.in/2paEUpd
Witch Hunt is also a longer podcast series from BBC Radio Scotland, available on BBC Sounds: bbc.in/2O8yZJK

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This is so good! I love the way this lady talks. I have Scottish ancestry and am enjoying this immensely. Hello from Australia❤️ Bless the souls of these poor women.

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hello! i also hqve scottish ancestry. i am 1/8th :) what about you??

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Geillis Duncan?? Did Diana Gabaldon take that character in Outlander from this story ?

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Both my 9th Great Grandfather Ian Guillieland and his sister Voilat were put on trial and convicted in 1658. They and their families were imprisoned 3 times escaping each time and finally escaped for good with the help of the coven. They were both leaders .. the coven decided to remain and meet their fate whilst assisting ian and voilat´s escape in order to save the knowledge. Voilat escaped to Londonderry and my gg grandfather Ian escaped to the colonies. The fear at the time was so intense that they changed the spelling of our last name to protect their descendants. All of this was published by the university of Edinburgh in 2020. I am honored to be descended from them 🖤

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I lived in Edinburgh and visited Holyrood Castle a few times without knowing the history. Now I realised that I'm a witch, have been a witch all my life without knowing I was one, and watching this. Thank you for letting me know the history behind the castle. I stayed at Pollock Halls as a student behind Arthur's Seat.

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[@jennklein1917]

This is because of Christianity and they're fear of female equality.Women were healers, wise women. Knowledge of herbal lore and midwifery.Goddess forgives these men for they are only human

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So true. The heavily brainwashed Christians will call us liars

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Gillis Duncan in outlander

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Thank you so much for sharing this story , Lord God bless all falsely accused of witchcraft, many of whom were probably closer to Heaven than those who so shamefully accused them. 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💔🥀

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Unfortunately all too common a story of fearful men exercising cruel power over women.

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Those misogynistic men

[@alwayswatching1650]

Some men were accused too.

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How can something that has never existed have a history?

[@DarkSalome]

It's very unprofessional to not credit the store you keep using in this. The window front with the witchcraft items and collectables is the Wyrd Shop in Edinburgh on the royal mile. At the VERY LEAST you should of credited them

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Is there a list of the people that were killed ?

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I recently read over 3,800 were accused. Over 625 were listed after their executions as unknown, their names are lost to us forever. There is a current project going on asking people for a drawing of a woman, to memorialise and give each lost soul a face.

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King James was evil

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King James was bad

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there are some people though that, simply judging from their appearance, it is safe to say that they are likely to be criminals because statistics prove that people who look like them are more likely to be criminals.

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Tortured eggs thrown at them hit etc

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Witches are real

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Scottish witches? I just think about Nicola Sturgeon.

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[@TonyBittner-Collins]

She's just a nice person, unlike you. Also, there are many witches and warlocks here in Scotland. Don't meddle with us.

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Of course she says they're innocent. She's a witch herself. Look at her.

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[@DesertThunderDownUnder]

Watching this from Brisbane, spent November 2022 in Edinburgh, most afternoons I would venture out and follow the storylines of Edinburgh’s rich and regrettably torturous herstory of witches from the Well on Castle Hill to Ramsay Lane, The Mound, Grassmarket, Cows Gate to name a few. Amazing stories, great video. I will return to Scotland. With thanks, 💯🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿❤