2 AUGUST 1986, page 25

The Ghost Wins

Eric Christiansen THOMAS BECKET by Frank Barlow Weidenfeld & Nicolson, £14.95 H e wasn't exactly an Englishman, but I suppose he was the most famous Londoner who ever lived;......

The Popular Reign In Liberal Spain

Harry Eyres THE SPANIARDS by John Hooper Viking, £10.95 W c are becoming increasingly fraternal towards the Spaniards. A country that used to be considered exotic, cruel, not......