Borders Witch Hunt: 17th Century Witchcraft Trials in the Scottish Borders

Mary W. Craig is a writer and historian, a former Carnegie scholar and a graduate of the University of Glasgow. She writes about ordinary people and how they live their lives buffeted by the politics and economics of the elite. Mary also gives talks and lectures on various aspects of Scottish and Europe history to community groups across the country. Some historians are known as hedgehogs, happily snuffling about rooting out the minutest of historical details. Others are known as eagles, soaring on high they see great vistas of historical events. A few are known as magpies: if something shiny and interesting catches their eye, they will try to capture it where possible. Mary is a magpie.