Latin and palaeography In 'Reading and using our documents' Reading and using our documents Back to 'Research, learning and teaching' Dealing with manuscripts can be deeply rewarding, but it can also require unusual skills. Visit the resources below to get more out of your research. Latin resources An online Mediaeval Latin course in two stages, provided by The National Archives Palaeography resources An online tutorial to help you read the handwriting found in documents written in English between 1500 and 1800 provided by The National Archives An online tutorial to help you learn to read the handwriting found in Latin documents between 1086 and 1500. This tutorial provided by the National Archives is aimed at people who already know medieval Latin