Yes, 2020 is a real shitshow of a year, but have you heard about Scotland in 1612?

For a closer look, we now turn to our Kirk of Scotland history correspondent, David Calderwood.

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'Well mett, I'm David Calderwood'

'A cow has brought furthe fourteene great dogge whelps in stead of calves and another, efter the calving, became starke madde, so that the owner was forced to slay her. A deid bairne was found in her bellie.'

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