Downfall of a King

Downfall of a King

by Paul Preston

First published 2025

Reception

2026
Times Literary Supplement
Reviewed by Anna Temkin, 5 August

Times Literary Supplement · 5 August 2026

‘¡Viva el Rey!’ no longer

The dramatic fall of a Spanish monarch

By Anna Temkin

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About the author

Paul Preston, born 1946, United Kingdom.

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Catalogue record

HarperCollins Publishers, 2025

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers, 2025
ISBN: 978-0-00-874110-5 +1

Full recordClose

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers, 2025
ISBNs: 978-0-00-874110-5
978-0-00-874111-2
Editions: HarperCollins Publishers, 2025 978-0-00-874110-5
HarperCollins Publishers, 2025 978-0-00-874111-2
Author: Preston, Paul, 1946–
Statement: Downfall of a King / Paul Preston.
Records: Open Library

Subjects

2020s

Catalogue data checked 4 October 2026