How to Kill a Witch: The Patriarchy's Guide to Silencing Women

Scotland, 1563: Crops failed. People starved. And the Devil's influence was stronger than ever. During the chaos of the Reformation, violence against women was codified for the first time in the Witchcraft Act—a tool of theocratic control with one chilling goal: to root out witches and rid the land of evil. In How to Kill a Witch, Zoe Venditozzi and Claire Mitchell, hosts of the popular Witches of Scotland podcast, unravel the grim yet absurdly bureaucratic process of identifying, accusing, trying, and executing women as witches. This account weaves a rich tapestry of trial transcripts, witness accounts, and the documents that set the legal grounds for the witch hunts, exposing how this violent period of history mirrors today's struggles for justice and equality.