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John Maguire,
Scott Spurlock,
Neil McIntyre,
and
Jamie Kelly
Topics Covered
- 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.
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