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Paul Johnson

Games, Set and Match to Woy
Paul Johnson

Misfortune Made the Man
The worst episode in Hugh Trevor-Roper’s career made him a better man
Paul Johnson

The Resolute Courage of Margaret Thatcher
The woman I knew for 40 years was persistent but never provocative. She will be ranked among the very greatest figures in English history
Paul Johnson

Not Hitler’s Pope, But No Saint Either
Robert A. Ventresca's attempt to dispassionately assess the divisive Pope Pius XVII's pontificate is well-meaning but a penance to read
Paul Johnson

A Tragic Loss of Artistic Talent
Mirabel and Hugh Cecil's In Search of Rex Whistler is a fine tribute to a major artist cut down in his prime
Paul Johnson

Novelists at Arms
Evelyn Waugh said that WWII would serve writers well, replenishing their stocks of experience. But several works borne out of the war were masterpieces of literature
Paul Johnson

Moderation in (Almost) All
Book review of Dinner with Churchill: Policy-Making at the Dinner Table by Cita Stelzer
Paul Johnson

After Strange Gods
Review of Treason of the Heart: From Thomas Paine to Kim Philby by David Pryce-Jones
Paul Johnson

The Reign of Spain
Book Review: The Golden Age: The Spanish Empire of Charles V by Hugh Thomas
Paul Johnson

St Gilbert of Fleet Street
Book Review: The Wit and Wisdom of G. K. Chesterton selected by Bevis Hillier
Paul Johnson

Underrated: Abroad
The ravenous longing for the infinite possibilities of “otherwhere”
Stephen Bayley

The king of cakes
"Yuletide revels were designed to see you through the dark days — and how dark they seem today"
Carolyn Hart

A tripod in the sky
The view from above
Christian House