![]() ![]() “Nursing history is my absolute passion,” says Nicola, who’s usually found teaching or supervising nursing students and conducting research into long-term conditions. Using the Survey of Scottish Witchcraft (SSW), the research has identified those accused of witchcraft due to their folk healing or midwifery, and uncovers details about their caring and healing techniques.Ībove: Three witches with a cat, a dog and a bird. At the 2021 RCN Foundation lecture, Professor Nicola Ring from Edinburgh Napier University will present new research into the connections between these witchcraft trials and early nursing and midwifery practices. People were accused of witchcraft for many different reasons, but for some, actions taken to help care for sick neighbours or assist with childbirth would ultimately contribute to their downfall. An estimated two-thirds of the accused, mostly women, were strangled and burned at the stake. ![]() Between 15, nearly 4,000 people were accused of being witches under Scotland’s Witchcraft Act. ![]()
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