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Alistair Lexden looks back on the career of an outstanding scholar. His tribute was drawn on by The Times, which published a long and full obituary on May 4...

The man in querstion was the fourth Duke of Newcastle. He poured his venom into his diary, which has just been published. Alistair Lexden’s review is attached...

On 13 April, Lord (David) Wolfson of Tredegar QC, a highly regarded barrister, resigned as Justice Minister in Lords. In a letter to Boris Johnson, he said that...

The following letter was published in The Daily Telegraph on 18 March. SIR - The most appropriate way of registering strong disapproval of people in public life...

The following obituary written by Alistair Lexden was published anonymously — as is the custom – in The Daily Telegraph on 10 March, with some editorial...

After a distinguished military career, Colonel Tony Aylmer devoted much time in his retirement to helping the Conservative Party. His obituary, published in The...

A short collection of delightful and inspiring poems to assist seasonal reflection and joy has been published by Richard Harries, the former Bishop of Oxford...

The following letter was published in The Daily Telegraph on 18 February. SIR - Mary Biggs, whose father, Sir Freddie Bishop, was Harold Macmillan’s favourite...

His handling of the Suez crisis has been criticised in the strongest terms. It is often said that he cracked up completely. But the best biography of him by D.R...