Tools and Tutorials
Practical help for anyone who wishes to dig deeper for themselves into the history of their local area, or other aspects of the history of Cumbria. This section contains links to a number of websites (including those below) and pdf documents.
Palaeography
TNA Palaeography Tutorial. The National Archives offers an online tutorial to help you learn to read the handwriting found in documents written in English between 1500 and 1800.
English Handwriting 1500-1700: an online course [Cambridge English Renaissance Electronic Service]
Calendar matters
Change to Gregorian calendar 1752 (11 lost days)
