The Wigtown Martyrs

The drowning of the 'two Margarets' in the Solway in 1685 for their adherence to the Covenants and Presbyterianism  is one of the most shocking incidents in what became known as The Killing Times. But did the Wigtown Martyrs really meet this gruesome fate? James Bundy and Murdo Fraser examine the evidence in the latest episode of A Thistle With Thorns.