Possible pardons for those found guilty in the Scottish Witch Trials - Cleo Bador WSFG

Between the 16th and 18th centuries, a Satan-fearing wave of panic swept its way across Scotland, England and Ireland. This panic, paired with the unexplained problems of the era such as disease, the failing of crops and unexplained deaths, led to many people being accused of witchcraft, which at that time was punishable by death.