Early Modern Scottish Palaeography: Reading Scotland’s Records
Travel back in time through Scottish history by examining early modern Scottish handwriting.
Who is the course for?
This course is for anyone interested in the history of Scotland, but will be of particular interest to local historians and genealogists.
While the Educators themselves aren’t available to facilitate this run, we encourage you to engage with other learners and there are opportunities to do this throughout the course.
What topics will you cover?
Learn to read and interpret early modern manuscripts.
Obtain specialist skills required to transcribe documents.
Develop an understanding of how historical research is conducted.
Knowledge of politics, religion and society in early modern Scotland.
Become familiar with extant records stored in Scottish archives.
Develop expertise in handling the kirk session records of the Church of Scotland.
What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to…
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.
