From 1591 edition of 'Newes from Scotland.' The front cover of King James VI's book about witchcraft, Daemonologie, 1597. The events surrounding the North Berwick trials convinced King James that ...

King James published his treatise, Daemonologie. Witchcraft attracted scholarly interest in the 16th century, and the king’s book reflects how James saw himself as an intellectual. (King James ...

open image in gallery English conspirator Guy Fawkes is interrogated by King James I after his ... by death and even wrote a book on the topic entitled Daemonologie”. Sackville, who was Lord ...

James Charles Stuart became King of Scotland on July 24 ... James VI and I published his best-selling compendium, Daemonologie, in 1597. His treatise on proving the existence of witches helped ...

‘King James I had a keen interest in witchcraft and passed a witchcraft law, making it an offence punishable by death and even wrote a book on the topic entitled Daemonologie,’ James ...

King James now saw himself as the greatest ... out of the Devil and writing a handy ‘how to spot Satan’ book, called the Daemonologie. The witch-hunts and the executions ramped up.