The Story of the North Berwick Witch Trials Flashcards
1
Q
What are the years the hunt took place
A
1590-1597
2
Q
When was the scottish witchcraft act passed
A
1563
3
Q
How complex was the scottish system of goverment and how was it controlled
A
less complex system of goverment, very localised and very little centeral control
4
Q
What were King James Religious Belifs
A
Calvinist/Persbyterian
5
Q
What is a reason for King James’s paranoia
A
Father was assassinated , mother was exiled and threats of life
6
Q
What happend in the case of Gilly Duncan
A
- Taken time off work to heal the ill
- Accused of possesing unatural healing powers
- tortured and confessed, confussed other people
7
Q
What happend in the case of Agnes Sampson
A
- Personally interrogated and examined by King James
- Accused of sailing across the sea in a sieve
- confesses to causing storms in the sea while James was on his trip back to Demark
- Confessions led to Francis Hepburn being accused (Earl of Bothwell)
8
Q
What happend in the case of John Fian
A
- He was suspected as he could speak latin and greek
- Accused that he bewitched a woman to fall in love with him
- He was heavily tortured and died by bing strangled and burnt
9
Q
What happend in the case of The Earl of Bothwell
A
- Witches like Agnes and Gilly accused him of plotting to kill the King
- King James disliked and distrusted him (they were cousins)
- He pleads to be put in trial and is found not giulty
- James keeps his paranoia of him and later changes his mind and find him giulty
