The Times Archive is a searchable database of 200 years of The Times newspaper, from its launch in 1785 until 1985, covering events from the French Revolution and the American Civil War to the two World Wars of the twentieth century, as well as the great civil and political movements, crime, culture, exploration and adventure. Every page of The Times has been scanned and digitized, the contents broken down into
articles, photos and advertisements and the text extracted, so that the entire Archive is searchable, by keyword as well as dates.
The newspapers are displayed as digital images of the original pages, but with the text slightly enlarged so that even the earliest pages, with their archaic fonts and spellings, are comfortably readable. The
pages can also be viewed as full-page or half-page images.
For a limited period of time, all of the Times Archive will be free. You will, however, have to register with Times Online to view articles that you have searched for.
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