Early Modern Scottish Palaeography: Reading Scotland's Records Online distance learning
Travel back in time through Scottish history by examining early modern Scottish handwriting.
- Length: 3 weeks; 3 hours per week
- Start date: anytime
- Introductory: leads to further study opportunities
Why this course
Intended learning outcomes
- The ability to read and interpret early modern manuscripts
- The specialist skills required to transcribe documents
- An understanding of how historical research is conducted
- Knowledge of politics, religion and society in early modern Scotland
- Familiarity with extant records stored in Scottish archives
- Expertise in handling the kirk session records of the Church of Scotland
How to register
Registration is free.
The course is hosted on an external learning platform, Futurelearn.
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