North Berwick witch trials

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/North_Berwick_witch_trials
GPTKB entity
Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf witch trial
gptkbp:accusedNumber over 70
gptkbp:allegation witchcraft
plot to kill King James VI
gptkbp:culture referenced in literature and media
gptkbp:documentedIn gptkb:Newes_from_Scotland
gptkbp:endDate 1592
gptkbp:historicalSignificance first major Scottish witch trials
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label North Berwick witch trials
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Scottish_Witchcraft_Act_1563
subsequent Scottish witch trials
gptkbp:influencedBy continental European witch hunts
gptkbp:launched gptkb:James_VI_of_Scotland
gptkbp:location gptkb:North_Berwick
gptkb:Scotland
gptkbp:method burning at the stake
gptkbp:notableDefendant gptkb:Dr._John_Fian
gptkb:Gelis_Duncan
gptkb:Agnes_Sampson
gptkbp:publicInterest high
gptkbp:relatedTo Witch trials in early modern Europe
Witchcraft in Scotland
gptkbp:startDate 1590
gptkbp:tortureUsed yes
gptkbp:victimsExecuted several
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:North_Berwick
gptkb:North_Berwick,_Scotland
gptkb:Scottish_witch_trials
gptkb:witch_trials_in_England
gptkb:Witch_trials_in_Early_Modern_Europe
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7