Witches – Tool of the Patriarchy

As a woman, if you lived in Scotland in the 1500s, there was a very good chance that you, or someone you knew, would be tried as a witch. Witch hunts ripped through the country for over 150 years, with at least 4,000 accused, and with many women’s fates sealed by a grizzly execution of strangulation, followed by burning.

Rooted in historical research and determined to address these injustices Claire Mitchell KC, and Zoe Venditozzi’s How to Kill a Witch and  Steven Veerapen’s Witches both set the records straight and examine how this subject matter continues to impact our societies today.  

Chaired by Katalina Watt