1979 is now widely accepted as a turning point ... economically and in terms of national confidence.” If nothing else, Margaret Thatcher proved that a single personality can leave an indelible ...

The first woman to become prime minister of the United Kingdom, Margaret Thatcher served three terms as premier, from 1979 to 1990. Throughout her tenure, the Conservative politician lambasted the ...

Margaret Thatcher, the UK's first woman prime minister, led the country between 1979 and 1990 The extent to which leading Conservatives under-estimated Margaret Thatcher, both as a politician and ...

Lady Thatcher was eating up to 28 eggs a week as part of a high-protein diet in the run-up to the 1979 general election, newly-released files suggest. Intended to help her shed 9 kilos in two ...

Margaret Thatcher’s private desk ... at the desk during her time as leader of the opposition between 1975 and 1979. The desk is among 35 items the Thatcher family is selling through Sloane ...

The ring (right) Margaret Thatcher wore in 1979 is expected to fetch up to £1,800 A ring Margaret Thatcher wore the day she became the UK's first female Prime Minister in 1979 is among a haul of ...

Margaret Thatcher is the longest-serving prime minister of the 20th Century and has left a lasting legacy. This collection tracks her rise from backbench MP in 1959 to prime minister in 1979.

Former Secretary of State for Defence Sir Liam Fox says Kemi Badenoch should take inspiration from Margaret Thatcher’s 1979 manifesto. Help ensure we can continue to provide engaging events and ...

The late Margaret Thatcher is an extremely polarizing ... claimed that the poster had "won the election for the Conservatives." Thatcher won the 1979 election, and the Conservatives would stay ...

Desk on which the former prime minister wrote a lot of her speeches while in opposition goes for £60,000 in auction of her personal items Margaret ... Thatcher was prime minister from 1979 ...

Margaret Thatcher was Britain's first - and so far only - female Prime Minister, holding the position from 1979 to 1990. The daughter of a grocer from Grantham, Lincolnshire, she rose through ...