JAMES’ VOYAGE TO DENMARK

Who did James marry?

14 yr old Anne of Denmark- Lutheran upbringing

Who was Anne of Denmark’s father?

King Frederick II of Denmark and Norway

When was James and Anne’s proxy wedding?

20th August 1589

Who stood in for James?

Lord Marischal

How many attempts did Anne make to get to Scotlannd?

3

When was Anne’s first attempt to get to Scotland?

1st Sept 1589

What was the first misfortune on Anne’s voyage?

2 artillerymen shot to death at Skansen by canon

Which one of Anne’s lady in waiting drowned in river Forth?

Jane Kennedy

When did Jane Kennedy drown?

7th or 8th September 1589

Who was the Danish admiral who blamed the failure on witchcraft?

Peter Munk

How many witches did Peter Monk identify?

up to 6 inc Anna Koldings

How many more did Anna Koldings accuse?

Implicated 9 more inc Karen Vævers, Maren Matts Bryggers

When was Anna Koldings executed?

burnt at stake in Copenhagen 15th or 17th June

When did the Danish case of witchcraft first come forward?

April 1590

What did Duncan say that connected her to the Danish witches?

“in the midst of the firth they met with the of Coppenhown”

When did James and Anne travel to Elsinore?

22 December 1589

When did James first meet Niels Hemmingsen?

11th March 1590

What book did Neils Hemmingson write?

‘Admonitio de Superstitionibus Magicis Vitandis’ or ‘Avoiding Magic and Superstition’

When did Hemmingson write ‘Admonitio de Superstitionibus Magicis Vitandis’ or ‘Avoiding Magic and Superstition’?

1575

What did Hemmingson describe witchcraft as?

‘heresy” “apostacy” and “idolatry”

When was the first documented execution for witchcraft in Denmark?

1540

Who else did James meet on Denmark?

Tycho Brahe

What did Danish Bishop Peder Palladius say?

godly people should “hunt witches down like wolves”

Which Danish Bishop claimed that godly people should “hunt witches down like wolves”?

Peder Palladius