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Today a thread about the Scottish witchcraft trials for #BankHolidayMonday . The Scottish witchunts were the worst in Europe - rates 5 times higher than most other countries. Only 4% of those were herbalists or had links with medicine. However, 84% of those killed were women. /1 Medieval woodcut print of witches and the devil on the broomstick
Most Scottish women convicted of witchcraft were strangled & had their bodies burned so they couldn't rise from the dead. Once charged it was almost impossible to be acquitted if poor. Rich women cd hire a lawyer & be referred to the High Court. For them, success was 50:50 /2 Witches being burned at the stake - black and white drawings
Women weren't allowed to testify in 'serious' cases in court so most testimony was given by men. Often the families of the accused women were shunned by the community and had to leave their homes and jobs. /3 Woodcut of witches tried by water
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#BankHolidayMonday fun! Haven’t told the bf yet but we’re attempting a 14 hour circular daytrip taking in a boat, a ferry, a steam train, a road train, two tube trains, two mainline trains, two pubs, three buses, prob a lot of rain and likely us not speaking by the end of it 🤓
Boat number 2 (the first one was a #bonus extra) is Headland Maid, an open river cruiser built in 1935 and still doing the daily job she was built to do – plying between Tuckton Tea Gardens and Mudeford Spit – 83 years on. I’ve been coming here since I was a small and I love it.
It’s my favourite train in the *whole wide world* the Hengistbury Head NODDY TRAIN! It’s 50 years old this year & this is Locomotive Nº1: Dunlin. Each bonkers carriage has just two wheels and there’s a luggage wagon at the back for prams, food and bags as no cars are allowed here
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