Contagious Enemies - Dee Lawlor

Witches have existed in society for centuries. Traditionally, they were the midwives, the providers of herbal medicines, the people who understood biology and nature. They were real people who lived amongst you. They were your neighbours – you knew them. But when the Scottish Reformation Party pushed through the Witchcraft Act in 1563, the healers would become the hunted.The Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire Archive is a treasure trove of documentation, dating as far back as the twelfth century.... Zobrazit více