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FOR arrogance, hypocrisy and sheer nastiness, few organisations in the world rival the British Foreign Office. Exhibit A in the case against it, for the past decade, has been its marathon legal ...

It was Napoleon who - among many other achievements _ managed to make the words "perfidious Albion" an enduring reminder that all is not perfect in Britain. The French emperor didn't coin the phrase ...

A monumental study of English antisemitism proves an astonishing and controversial achievement. If nothing else, “Trials of the Diaspora” is an extraordinary testament to the brilliance of its author.

The Irish used the phrase “perfidious Albion” after the English walked away from a 1691 treaty to recognize Catholic rights. The French used it when Britain switched from initial enthusiasm for their ...

DIPLOMACY—Harold Nicolson—Harcourt, Brace ($2). Intriguing European diplomats have long regarded their phlegmatic British rivals as men of diabolic cunning. They compress their admiration and envy ...

Way back during the 17th and 18th centuries, Britain had a reputation in Europe as “perfidious Albion.” The Cambridge English Dictionary defines “perfidious” as “unable to be trusted, or showing no ...