Ask questions in plain English about accused witches, trials, verdicts, locations, torture, confessions, and more.
Hello! I can answer questions about the Survey of Scottish Witchcraft database. Try asking something like:
• How many women were accused?
• How many people were executed in Fife?
• List accused persons from Aberdeen
• How many people were tortured?
• How many women were accused?
• How many people were executed in Fife?
• List accused persons from Aberdeen
• How many people were tortured?
Example questions:
- How many accused were female?
- What was the most common verdict?
- List the counties with the most trials
- How many people were tortured before confessing?
- Which accused persons had demonic pact charges?
- How many trials resulted in execution?
- What occupations did accused persons have?
Choose a person from the database and talk to them directly — hear their story in their own words.
For entertainment only. These are AI-generated responses based on the historical record.
The character's words are invented — this is not a factual account and should not be cited as historical evidence.
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