The National Archives offers a free online tutorial, Palaeography: reading old handwriting 1500 – 1800.
The tutorial is intended to help you learn to read the handwriting found in documents written in English between 1500 and 1800.
While the tutorial does not include any videos, it is well organized and easy to follow.
It is divided into four sections:
- Where to start: Tips on reading and transcribing documents.
- Quick reference: Dating, numbers, money, measurements.
- Tutorial: Ten documents of varying levels of difficulty, information about the documents and their historical backgrounds.
- Further practice.
Learn more about the tutorial here.
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