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Prejudice, discrimination, intolerance and fear possessed Scotland before and during the Reformation and caused King James I and VI to lead a period of superstition, intolerance and killing.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lily Seafield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56107601297757,"sku":"9781849342018","price":5.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0902\/6856\/5853\/files\/scottish-witches-the-story-of-persecution-in-scotland-book-witch-576.jpg?v=1755468882"},{"product_id":"hellish-nell-last-of-britains-witches","title":"Hellish Nell : Last of Britain's Witches","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of the last criminal trials using the 1735 Witchcraft Act was, improbably, in London in 1944. The accused was Helen Duncan, a middle-aged Scotswoman. 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It remains in this revised edition a fascinating window into the unsettled spiritual and psychological mood of the times: a sensational tale of spectacle, credulity and cruelty, and of Britain's last witch.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Malcolm Gaskill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56443013103965,"sku":"9781802061994","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0902\/6856\/5853\/files\/hellish-nell-last-of-britains-witches-book-witch-please-943.jpg?v=1755471889"},{"product_id":"agnes-finnie-the-witch-of-the-potterrow-port","title":"Agnes Finnie : The 'Witch' of the Potterrow Port","description":"\u003cp\u003eShe has been commonlie called a rank witch these many years bygane - the trial of agnes finnie, kirk session of greyfriars 1644Agnes Finnie’s story is much more nuanced and more interesting than that of the stereotypical poor defenceless woman persecuted by the Kirk. 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Historical fiction and a thriller to boot!’ - NetGalley Reviewer, 5 Stars‘Great stories of witchcraft… unexpected turns along the way… This has everything.’ - NetGalley Reviewer, 5 Stars‘The Secrets of Thistle Cottage offers the reader a trip to a lovely coastal location and then pulls you in to a time warp… a great book… but be prepared to read it in one go.’ - NetGalley Reviewer‘I enjoyed the different timelines. 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