THE traditional conception of England among average Frenchmen is expressed in the words "perfidious Albion." Some years ago I made an effort to run down the source of the term. I failed. One meets it ...

Certain rare coins are highly sought after by collectors, and could be worth hundreds or even thousands of pounds.

Lady Pamela Hicks may have been born into a life of privilege, but her entry into the world was far from grand. In April 1929, while eight months pregnant, her mother, Edwina Mountbatten, decided ...