Mary Queen of Scots: A Haunted Heritage Trail
Mary Queen of Scots took her first tentative steps down the stairway as the sun rose over...
Read MoreFeb 7, 2021 | Betrayals and Treachery, Dark History, Edinburgh, Execution, Ghost and Spirits, Haunted, Haunted Castle, Mary Queen of Scots, Stirling, Uncategorized
Mary Queen of Scots took her first tentative steps down the stairway as the sun rose over...
Read MoreJan 12, 2021 | Dark History, Edinburgh, James VI King of Scots, John Knox, Mary Queen of Scots, Protestant Reformation, Witch Hunts and Trials, Witches
The events which led to the North Berwick Witch Trials began, not in Scotland, but at the other...
Read MoreJan 12, 2021 | Dark History, James VI King of Scots, John Knox, Mary Queen of Scots, Witch Hunts and Trials, Witch-pricker, Witches
Between 1563 and 1763 Scotland was a country in flux and the resulting paranoia fueled the Scottish Witch Trials. Belief in witchcraft was common during the Middle Ages, but the leaders of the Catholic church were largely...
Read MoreMar 11, 2019 | Betrayals and Treachery, Dark History, Edinburgh, Haunted, Haunted Castle, Mary Queen of Scots
As evening descended on Holyrood Palace, 9th Match 1566, a band of assassins burst into the...
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