Reformation Archives – spooky scotland

October 2019

The Minister, The Witch and The Witch Pricker: The Tragic Tale of Kathrin Key

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Witch! This was perhaps the most fearsome word encountered by Kathrin Key, resident of the small fishing town of Newburgh in Fife. Witches were powerful. They could curse and cure, make cattle sick, kill children and fly broomsticks. Their magical abilities came from the devil. Satan! Auld Nick! In order to gain that power, they [...]

The Minister, The Witch and The Witch Pricker: The Tragic Tale of Kathrin KeyCh_Ka51tj42019-10-15T18:42:01+00:00

March 2019

The Wraith of Rizzio Roams the Recesses of Holyrood Palace

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As evening descended on Holyrood Palace, 9th Match 1566, a band of assassins burst into the chambers of the heavily pregnant Mary Queen of Scots and, before her eyes, brutally murdered David Rizzio, her secretary. His blood still stains the floor where he was slain, and his ghost is said to haunt the 16th Century [...]

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