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George Heriot, who according to Robert Louis Stevenson took wine with King James VI is best rembered today through the world famous Edinburgh school that took his name.

What remains of Linlithgow Palace once one of Scotland's grandest royal residences lies in the small town of Linlithgow 15 miles west of Edinburgh.

A coven of over 200 witches, known as the Berwick Witches, plotted to kill King James VI of Scotland in 1590. The details of this plot are now revealed.

Witch hunts swept across Scotland and Britain in the 16th and 17th centuries. The most notorious trial was that of the North Berwick Witches.

Weir shocked Edinburgh with a confession that led to his execution. His house became a scene of ghostly activity. The house was demolished, but his spirit still lingers.

Some history leading up to Guy Fawkes & Gunpowder Plot. Reformation in Europe, Intrigue, Espionage, Murderous Priests, KIngs & Queens at War in England, France & Spain.

Arbella Stuart suffered from Porphyria and lived during turbulent times. She longed to marry, but she was prevented from doing so. Arbella was too close to the throne.

Edinburg Castle is a must-see for the history buff, with great highland views and a deep wealth of Scottish history.

Christmas in Jacobean England was a time of entertainment, feasting and tradition, featuring plays by Shakespeare and gifts to the poor.

Hatfield House was the childhood home of Queen Elizabeth I and home to the Cecil family.

Henry VII was not expected to become the king of England when he was born in 1457 as the Tudors were a minor branch of the House of Lancaster.

From 1603-1714, the Scottish royal House of Stuart also ruled England, Wales and Ireland but ultimately lost the British throne to what became the House of Windsor.

The 1590-1 persecution and execution of "witches" was among the most brutal of those in the UK. This happened during "The Burning Times," the acme of such atrocities.

No one was safe from being accused of practicing witchcraft. The youngest was a child of four. Among the others were a Puritan minister and a prominent family's son.

Beginning in the 1620s titles were given to wealthy Scottish men who backed the colonial settlement of Nova Scotia.

Mary, Queen of Scots was born a Stewart and married a Stuart. Both are names of great dynasties in Scotland and England.

During the Jacobean Era, witch persecutions were common. Minister interrogated Sawyer and wrote an account. Three men collaborated writing a play based on this.

In Medieval times, belief was that witches had these powers, granted by the devil. The Malleus Maleficarum, most widely used witch hunting manual, provided a remedy.

Edinburgh is one of Europe's classiest capitals and one of the top four international cities visited by Americans. Both its Old Town and New Town offer a lot.

Attempting to "purify" the Anglican Church, Puritans rejected the Episcopal structure of the Church of England in favor of a "Congregational" Presbyterian model.

Historians, psychologists, sociologists and others research and theorize as to what caused Salem's mass hysteria, a complex issue, involving many factors.

The Honours of Scotland are the oldest crown jewels in Great Britain.

Edinburgh Castle is top among Edinburgh attractions with its historic Coronation Stone or Scottish Stone of Destiny, crown jewels, prison of war, and royal apartments.

Bathory, best known for killing and torturing virgins and being a "vampyre," is a study of pathology, but she was arrested for and charged with practicing witchcraft.

No visit to Edinburgh is complete without an excursion to see Edinburgh Castle perched on a volcanic rock and Holyrood Palace, residence of the monarch.

Edinburgh Castle is one of the most recognizable landmarks in Scotland.

English victory over the Spanish Armada in 1588 was the summit of what is often termed Elizabeth's Golden Age, but behind the glory lay many cunning deceptions.

Lady Arbella (or Arabella) Stuart (1575-1615) was an English aristocrat whose royal birth blighted her life.

Following the 1759 British conquest of French-controlled Canada, battlefield hero Gen. James Murray (1721-1794) took the reins of government.

Now swallowed up by Edinburgh, the village of Duddingston still retains vestiges of its twelfth century origins and reatains old-fashioned charm in its atractive setting.