# Isobel Gowdie
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isobel gowdie was a Scottish woman who confessed to witchcraft at Auldearn near Nairn during 1662. Scant information is available about her age or life and, although she was probably executed in line with the usual practice, it is uncertain whether this was the case or if she was allowed to return to the obscurity of her former life as a cottar’s wife. Her detailed testimony, apparently achieved without the use of violent torture, provides one of the most comprehensive insights into European witchcraft folklore at the end of the era of witch-hunts.
Episode 7 - The Stories of Alice Kyteler and Isobel Gowdie
Some would argue that Ireland and Scotland might be some of the most magical places on Earth. It is no surprise that there is a strong witch history in this part of the world.
Your host Ashley explores the history of the first two women accused of witchcraft in Ireland and Scotland - Alice Kyteler …
Scottish Witch Trials | Haunting History & Forgotten Voices Sleep Story
Drift gently into sleep with this atmospheric journey through one of Scotland’s most tragic and misunderstood chapters. Told with care and compassion, this sleep story explores the Scottish witch trials (1563–1736), remembering the women and men whose lives were shaped, and often ended by fear, sup…
Who Was The Witch Queen of Scotland?
The 17th century witch trials in Scotland were many and they were brutal.
Amongst the many people tried for being a witch, one woman's confessions stood out for being the most scandalous across all of Europe: Isobel Gowdie.
What made Isobel confess to having sex with the devil? What are the details…
The Scottish Witch Trials - Ashes in the Archive
In this episode of Hex & Muse, we step into the Scottish witch trials — where thousands, most of them women, were accused and executed under the Witchcraft Act of 1563.
Through historical research and recorded testimony, we explore how fear became law, and how ordinary lives were transformed into a…
Witchcraft: What's REALLY Behind the Tales of the WITCH!
What exactly is a witch?
In this episode of the Wondering Monsters Podcast, we explore the strange and fascinating history of witches, witchcraft, folklore, and supernatural fear across centuries of human history. From the terrifying Strix of ancient Rome to the legendary Baba Yaga of Slavic folklo…
When Believing in Fairies Could Get You Killed | Scotland's Dark Fairy History | Sleep Story
Scottish witch trials meet forbidden fairy belief in one of Scotland’s darkest hidden histories.
During the 16th and 17th centuries, real Scottish healers and cunning folk were prosecuted and burned alive not for cursing their neighbours but for claiming the fairy folk gave them their gifts.
In t…
53: Midsummer's Eve
On the brightest night of the year, a woman walks into a hill that everyone else avoids — and finds a feast, a fairy King and Queen, and a workbench where small hands shape weaponsmeant for the unsuspecting. It's a story she really told, in 1662, in the Scottish parish of Auldearn — one of the most…
Season 3: The Wicked Women Docket
Witches. Hags. Sorceresses. Child-stealers. Monsters. This season, Folklore Forensics reopens the case files of history's most infamous wicked women.
You've heard the story. Now hear the case.
Coming in September, Season 3 of Folklore Forensics reopens the Wicked Women Docket.
Across folklore, myth…
The Dark Secrets Behind Scotland’s Witch Confessions
Three people confessed to witchcraft.One claimed she flew through the night with the Devil and met the fairy queen. Another confessed after being tortured and sleep deprived. The third confessed to a lifetime of horrifying crimes when he believed he was dying.But none of them were quite what they s…
EP. 268 THE LEGEND OF: Agnes Sampson and Isobel Gowdie
Happy first week of October aka Halloween!!!! This week, Savannah and Taylor both dive into stories of famous witches from Scotland during their Witch Trials. Some super messed up history with some super iconic women. Thanks for listening!!!
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