			Manuscripts & Special Collections

	Skills Resources
	Introduction
	Historical Skills: Using Archives
	Introduction
	What are archives?
	Where are archives held?
	How do I start my research?
	Catalogues & Finding Aids
	Using Archival Material
	What to expect from archives
	Glossary
	Bibliography
	Quiz
	Historical Skills: Dating documents
	Introduction
	Regnal Years
	Religious Feast Day
	Julian/Gregorian Calendars
	Historical Year and Civil Year
	Law Term
	Other Forms of Dating
	Undated Documents
	Latin words
	Glossary
	Select Bibliography
	Online quiz
	Historical Skills: Weights and measures
	Introduction
	Weights
	Measurements
	Volumes
	Money
	Glossary
	Bibliography
	Online quiz
	Document Skills : Deeds
	Introduction
	Appearance
	What can they tell us?
	Skills required
	Supporting resources
	Glossary
	Bibliography
	Online quiz
	Document Skills: Deeds in Depth
	Introduction
	Freehold land
	Leasehold land
	Copyhold land
	Mortgaged land
	Settlements and entails
	Associated documents
	Table of deeds and documents
	Identification flowchart
	Glossary
	Bibliography
	Quiz
	Document Skills: Manorial records
	Introduction
	Types of record
	Skills required
	What can they tell us?
	Supporting resources
	Glossary
	Bibliography
	Online quiz
	Document Skills : Maps and plans
	Introduction
	Types
	Skills required
	What can they tell us?
	Who might find them useful?
	Glossary
	Bibliography
	Online quiz

Regnal Years

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