News UK ArchivesThe Battles of Narvik: How The Times overcame the lack of official photographs.The German invasion of Norway and Denmark, codenamed Unternehmen Weserübung, began on 9 April 1940. It would be met with bouts of strong…Jul 3, 2023Jul 3, 2023
News UK ArchivesGetting the News back: Crimea War 1854–55The first “proper” war correspondent at The Times was William Howard Russell, who covered the Crimean War in 1854–55. The reason for the…Dec 2, 2022Dec 2, 2022
News UK ArchivesThe Times, its Atlas and Winston ChurchillIn September 1941, a member of the Map Room Staff accredited to the Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, approached The Times to see if he…Nov 28, 2022Nov 28, 2022
News UK Archives‘Reddam’s Past Times’ MuseumWe welcome our first guest blogger Ben Wheeler. Ben is a student at Reddam House school which is located at what used to be the Bearwood…Aug 7, 2019Aug 7, 2019
News UK Archives“The Great Assault Going Well”How Times journalists and photographers covered D-Day and the battle for Normandy in June and July 1944.Jun 5, 2019Jun 5, 2019
News UK ArchivesIn Remembrance: The Times Roll of Honour and War MemorialAs we commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Armistice on Sunday November 11, 2018, the News UK archives team have been digging through…Nov 9, 2018Nov 9, 2018
News UK ArchivesAn Airman’s Letter to his Mother“An Airman’s Letter to his Mother”, written by Flying Officer Vivian William Noall Rosewarne to his mother was published in The Times on…Aug 24, 2018Aug 24, 2018
News UK ArchivesEverest ConqueredOn January 16, 1953, prior to the start of the expedition, Sir Edwin Herbert, chairman of the Joint Himalayan Committee of the Royal…Jun 1, 2018Jun 1, 2018
News UK ArchivesThe Day We Met Sir Roger BannisterIn early 2014 I was in the vast photographic archives of The Times doing editorial research on 1950’s football, trawling through boxes of…Mar 4, 2018Mar 4, 2018
News UK ArchivesThe Koenig & Bauer Printing PressAs part of Explore Your Archives 2017, today is #archivescience day — where we look at science and technology based records whether they…Nov 23, 2017Nov 23, 2017