The Times

==Historical value==
In 1915, R P Farley said "the files of the Times must be constantly studied" as an authority for the political and social history of the English people during the period from the [[Reform Bill 1832]] to the [[Education Act 1870]] (1832 to 1870).<ref>R P Farley. "Authorities" in "A Political and Social Survey of the Period from 1815-1914". Chapter 2. John Richard Green. A Short History of the English People. Green's Short History of the English People: with Introduction and Notes by L Cecil Jane and a Survey of the Period 1815-1914 by R P Farley. (Everyman's Library). J M Dent & Sons. London and Toronto. E P Dutton & Co. New York. October 1915. Reprinted December 1915. Volume 2. Page 804.</ref> From 1971 to 1973, John Joseph Bagley said ''The Times'' is "valuable" as a source of Nineteenth Century English history,<ref>J J Bagley. "Historical Interpretation 2: Sources of English History: 1540 to the Present Day". Historical Interpretation. St Martin's Press. New York. 1973. [Date of authorship is 1972.] [https://books.google.com/books?id=5boIAQAAMAAJ Volume 2] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231124061736/https://books.google.com/books?id=5boIAQAAMAAJ |date=24 November 2023 }}. Page 275. (The value of ''The Times'' (and other newspapers) for the study of Nineteenth Century history is discussed further on pages 273 to 276 and 281.)</ref> and that the annual index to ''The Times'' is useful for the Twentieth Century.<ref>Bagley. [https://books.google.com/books?id=3DsgAAAAMAAJ Historical Interpretation 2] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231124061739/https://books.google.com/books?id=3DsgAAAAMAAJ |date=24 November 2023 }}. Penguin Books. 1971. Hardback Edition. David & Charles. Newton Abbey. 1972. p 282.</ref> In 2003, Richard Krzys said ''The Times'' is very reliable as a source of history.<ref>Richard Krzys. "Library Historiography". Miriam A Drake (ed). Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science. Marcel Dekker. 2003. p 1621 at [https://books.google.com/books?id=Sqr-_3FBYiYC&pg=PA1628 p 1628] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231103045203/https://books.google.com/books?id=Sqr-_3FBYiYC&pg=PA1628 |date=3 November 2023 }}.</ref> In 2016, Denise Bates said ''The Times'' is "indispensable" as a source for historical events of national importance.<ref>Denise Bates. [https://books.google.com/books?id=QRUDDAAAQBAJ&pg=PT11 "The Times"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231103051809/https://books.google.com/books?id=QRUDDAAAQBAJ&pg=PT11 |date=3 November 2023 }}. Historical Research Using British Newspapers. Pen & Sword History. 2016.</ref>

In 2019, James Oldham said ''The Times'' is an important source for [[nisi prius]] trials.<ref>James Oldham, The Law of Contracts as Reported in ''The Times'', 1785-1820". Ibbetson, Jones anr Ramsay (eds). English Legal History and its Sources. Cambridge University Press. 2019. pp [https://books.google.com/books?id=RIOWDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA54 54] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231107004920/https://books.google.com/books?id=RIOWDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA54 |date=7 November 2023 }} & 55.</ref> In 2015, Johnston and Plummer said that ''The Times'' is an important source for music reviews.<ref>Roy Johnston with Declan Plummer. The Musical Life of Nineteenth-Century Belfast. Ashgate Publishing. 2015. Routledge, an imprint of Taylor and Francis. 2016. [https://books.google.com/books?id=NzkrDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA18 p 18] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231103051521/https://books.google.com/books?id=NzkrDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA18 |date=3 November 2023 }}</ref>