History
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- JAMES VI
- ANNE OF DENMARK
- James married 14 year old Anne of Denmark.
- Anne attempted to sail to Scotland 3 times but failed due to storms.
- Admiral,Peter Munk attributed the storms to Witchcraft.
- James travelled to Denmark to see Anne.
- In Denmark, James met many scientists and philosophers.
- There was no evidence to suggest James was interested in witchcraft before 1590.
- WITCH TRIALS
- Agnes Sampson
- James became interested in Sampson's case as she had been asked if she was responsible for the storms.
- It's likely she would've confessed to anything after all the pain and sleep deprivation.
- James interrogated and examined Sampson himself.
- During her interrogation, James suggested the things she confessed to were so miraculous, she must've been a liar. - Still some scepticism?
- Sampson took James aside and whispered the exact words he had said to Anne of their first night of marriage. This convinced James.
- During her interrogation, James suggested the things she confessed to were so miraculous, she must've been a liar. - Still some scepticism?
- James became interested in Sampson's case as she had been asked if she was responsible for the storms.
- Agnes Sampson
- CHILDHOOD
- James' childhood was marked by a political crisis.
- His father was murdered when James was 8 months old.
- His mother, Mary Queen of Scots then married the 4th Earl of Bothwell, who was said to be responsible for his father's death.
- There was an uprising against Mary, so she fled to England. She was imprisoned and executed.
- This made James very conscious of plots against him. - Possibly why he took an interest in witchcraft?
- There was an uprising against Mary, so she fled to England. She was imprisoned and executed.
- His mother, Mary Queen of Scots then married the 4th Earl of Bothwell, who was said to be responsible for his father's death.
- His father was murdered when James was 8 months old.
- James had a deeply religious childhood,
- This may have encouraged him to believe in the Devil.
- James' childhood was marked by a political crisis.
- TORTURE
- James approved of the use of torture.
- Allowed it to be used on Agnes Sampson, Gilly Duncan, John Fian.
- In Scotland, torture could only be used if officially sanctioned by the Privy Council, but James' personal involvement ensured it was widely used.
- James approved of the use of torture.
- 1597 DAEMONOLOGIE
- Presented as a dialogue between Philomathes (a sceptic of magic) and Epistemon (enlightens Philomathes on the subject)
- Proves a guide for identifying witches: the witches mark, the swimming test.
- The best cure to demonic possession is prayer and fasting.
- EARL OF BOTHWELL
- First cousin of James. Next in line if Jame did not have a child.
- Monarchy was relatively weak, political instability?
- Tried to plot against James. Agnes confessed her had asked her to send a familiar to kill James.
- Bothwell had suggested James visit Anne.
- 1593 Bothwell was given a Royal Pardon and cleared of witchcraft charges. This was withdrawn the next month and he had to go into exile..
- First cousin of James. Next in line if Jame did not have a child.
- ANNE OF DENMARK
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