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 The National Archives has an excellent on-line tutorial for beginners at *[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/palaeography/ Palaeography: reading old handwriting 1500 – 1800 A practical online tutorial] The National Archives, Kew.*[https://familysearch.org/learningcenter/results.html?q=%22Reading%20English%20Handwritten%20Records%22 Reading English Handwritten Records] from [https://familysearch.org/learningcenter/home.html FamilySearch Learning Center]. Covers "Secretary Hand" used in the 1500s and 1600s*[http://www.niarchive.org/directory/uploads/8872c70b-e26a-47d5-8d9d-7c1180106d61/Copperplate_Victorian%20Handwriting.pdf Copperplate Victorian Hand Writing]Causeway Museum Service*[http://www.philatelicsannex.org/reference/A%20guide%20to%20handwriting.doc A Guide to Reading Old Handwriting in relation to Postal History] by <nowiki>allanoliver1937@msn.com</nowiki>*[http://amberskyline.com/treasuremaps/oldhand.html Deciphering Old Handwriting] by Sabina J. Murray *This [http://hintsandechoes.wordpress.com/tag/spencerian-script/ blog] (hintsandechoes.wordpress.com) contains examples of the Spencerian script (used in the United States from approximately 1850 to 1925) and the later Palmer script*[http://script.byu.edu/ Brigham Young University Script Tutorials] Guidance in deciphering old handwriting styles. Languages covered include English, German, Dutch, Italian, French, Spanish, and Portuguese.  *[http://www.scottishhandwriting.com/ Scottish Handwriting] Website offering assistance in understanding historical documents written in Scotland in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries. There is a weekly poser taken from an old manuscript which helps test your skills and which gives the site a fresh feel. (answers given!)