Tracking Down Maggie: The Unofficial Biography of Margaret Thatcher
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Feb 9, 2010 · Margaret Thatcher, the first female prime minister in British history, announces her resignation after 11 years in Britain’s top office. Margaret Hilda Roberts was born in Grantham, England, in ...
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For Thatcher, 1975 was a busy year. She was fighting off the nickname of "Maggie Thatcher, milk snatcher" for her just-ended time in government as education secretary, when she ended a popular program of free milk for schoolchildren. She campaigned successfully for the "yes" vote in the 1975 referendum on whether Britain should stay in the European...
Heseltine was a colorful figure, in government and out. He was known as "Tarzan" for his wild mane of hair and resemblance to Tarzan movie actor Johnny Weissmuller. In 1975, Heseltine grew angry when the Labour government won a close vote and its MPs started singing the socialist anthem The Red Flag. Heseltine picked up the Mace, a symbol of the Qu...
Geoffrey Howe had by this time become a loyal footsoldier in the Thatcher government. He was so meek and mild-mannered that a Labour rival once described Howe's attacks in Parliament as "like being savaged by a dead sheep." But he too was pro-Europe. As Foreign Secretary (the British equivalent of Secretary of State), Howe favored joining something...
John Major, who is seen briefly in a non-speaking role sitting next to Thatcher in Parliament in The Crown, beat Heseltine in the second round of the leadership contest and became the next Prime Minister. He too didn't win outright, but the momentum was clear, and Tarzan withdrew before inevitable defeat in a third round. Major was as mild-mannered...
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Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, LG, OM, DStJ, PC, FRS, HonFRSC ( née Roberts; 13 October 1925 – 8 April 2013) was a British stateswoman and Conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990. She was the longest-serving British prime ...
1990: Thatcher quits as prime minister. Margaret Thatcher is to stand down as prime minister after her Cabinet refused to back her in a second round of leadership elections. She will remain in office until a successor is elected, but will not continue to fight Michael Heseltine for the Conservative Party leadership.
Oct 30, 2015 · Ten days that toppled Margaret Thatcher. 30 October 2015. Mrs Thatcher was visibly upset as she left Downing Street after her resignation. By James Landale. Deputy political editor. @BBCJLandale ...
Nov 9, 2009 · Margaret Thatcher (1925-2013), the United Kingdom’s first female prime minister, served from 1979 until 1990. ... That night, her cabinet members visited her one by one and urged her to resign ...
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Apr 11, 2024 · Margaret Thatcher (born October 13, 1925, Grantham, Lincolnshire, England—died April 8, 2013, London) was a British Conservative Party politician and prime minister (1979–90), Europe ’s first woman prime minister. The only British prime minister in the 20th century to win three consecutive terms and, at the time of her resignation ...
