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Nursing and Midwifery lecturers present at the Calder Witch Hunt Commemorative event

Nicola, Nessa and Rachel at the community event that was held to commemorate the women and men accused of witchcraft in Calder, West Lothian

Between 1450 and 1750, Europe saw Witch Hunts that had tens of thousands of people, often women, accused of practising witchcraft. Those accused; were often tortured until they confessed wrongdoing and then executed in horrifying ways. The Witches of Scotland…
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