Witches: Truth Behind the Trials Season 1 Episode 3 Scotland: The King and the Witches

The story of Scotland's first major witch trials. When storms threaten the sinking of ships carrying King James VI of Scotland and his future wife, blame focusses on so-called witches, sparking a determination in the King to hunt, torture and eliminate them. Cinematic reconstructions, analysis and expert interviews uncover the truth behind our popular conceptions of witches and witchcraft.