Artillery Row

The former director of the British School at Athens, who died last month at the age of 103, had a productivity in his old age that was both rare and admirable

Nigel Jones, a chastened practitioner of writing biographies, warns that writing someone’s life can be a dangerous venture

While living in a world of constant confusion, at least we can have some idea about how a person might behave depending on which country they are from

Dan Blumenthal’s new book wants us to be pessimistic, realistic, and proactive

If in doubt while perusing a strange wine list, choose a bottle from France’s red wine powerhouse

Legislation on maternity leave is now drafted to apply to “a person” not “a woman” who is a mother

Jeremy Black discusses with Graham Stewart France’s historical inheritance

The desire to formalise and stiffen the way we talk to each other in the name of inclusivity is a worrying trend

China’s leaders are growing impatient as they seek to shape world opinion

Scottish banknotes foster the illusion that Scexit would be easy – that couldn’t be further from the truth