Margaret Thatcher: References & Edit History
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Margaret Thatcher, The Downing Street Years (1993, reprinted 1995), and The Path to Power (1995), are her memoirs and provide indispensable insights. Views of Thatcher by her colleagues include Nigel Lawson, The View from No. 11: Memoirs of a Tory Radical (1992); Geoffrey Howe, Conflict of Loyalty (1994); and Ian Gilmour, Dancing with Dogma (1992), which analyzes the defects of Thatcherism.
Biographies include George Gardiner, Margaret Thatcher: From Childhood to Leadership (1975); Penny Junor, Margaret Thatcher: Wife, Mother, Politician (1983); Patrick Cosgrave, Thatcher: The First Term (1985); and Hugo Young, One of Us, updated ed. (1991, reissued 1993; also published as The Iron Lady, 1989).
Studies of Thatcherism include Peter Jenkins, Mrs. Thatcher’s Revolution (1987, reissued 1989), which chronicles her assault on socialism; Peter Riddell, The Thatcher Government, updated ed. (1985), and The Thatcher Decade (1989); and Dennis Kavanagh and Anthony Seldon (eds.), The Thatcher Effect (1989, reissued 1991), which provides copious assessments and statistical support.
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Article History
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| Modified link of Web site: BBC - 'It was treachery with a smile on its face': The shocking downfall of Margaret Thatcher. | Sep 16, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Apr 04, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Al Jazeera - Margaret Thatcher: The good, bad and the ugly. | Mar 21, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Museum of the Prime Minister - Margaret Thatcher. | Feb 03, 2026 | ||
| Deleted outdated assembly and add cross references to Q&A. | Feb 02, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Oct 09, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: PBS - Commanding Heights - Margaret Thatcher. | Aug 29, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Navarra - Margaret Thatcher. | Jul 11, 2025 | ||
| Questions and answers added. | Mar 13, 2025 | ||
| Added a banner to the women in politics site. | Oct 07, 2024 | ||
| Added a banner to the timeline of women in politics. | Aug 30, 2024 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Apr 11, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: BBC - 'It was treachery with a smile on its face': The shocking downfall of Margaret Thatcher. | Feb 12, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Royal Society Publishing - Margaret Hilda Thatcher. 13 October 1925�8 April 2013. | Nov 15, 2023 | ||
| Links added. | Sep 21, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: PBS - Commanding Heights - Margaret Thatcher. | Mar 28, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Churchill Archives Centre - Margaret Thatcher: A biography. | Jan 02, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: CNN - Margaret Thatcher Fast Facts. | Aug 23, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Live Science - Margaret Thatcher: Facts About the Controversial Prime Minister in 'The Crown'. | Mar 28, 2022 | ||
| Cross-references added. | Mar 02, 2021 | ||
| Added a photo showing Thatcher and other members of the 1983 G7 Summit. | Jan 29, 2021 | ||
| Add new Web site: Margaret Thatcher Foundation - Essentials of Margaret Thatcher. | Jan 22, 2021 | ||
| Add new Web site: Social Studies for Kids - Margaret Thatcher: Britain's 'Iron Lady'. | Jan 19, 2021 | ||
| Replaced photograph. | Jan 29, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: Social Studies for Kids - Margaret Thatcher: Britain's 'Iron Lady'. | Jan 28, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: Facts about Famous People - Biography of Margaret Thatcher. | Jan 28, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: Churchill College, Cambridge - Margaret Thatcher: A biography. | Mar 21, 2018 | ||
| Media added. | May 05, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: Official Site of Margaret Thatcher Foundation. | Apr 20, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: The New York Times - Margaret Thatcher, �Iron Lady� Who Set Britain on New Course, Dies at 87. | Mar 28, 2017 | ||
| Added photograph. | Feb 03, 2015 | ||
| Add new Web site: British Broadcasting Corporation - History - Biography of Margaret Thatcher. | May 18, 2014 | ||
| Changed the year of her graduation from "1946" to "1947." | Apr 19, 2013 | ||
| Location of death added. | Apr 08, 2013 | ||
| Date of death added. | Apr 08, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Biography of Margaret Thatcher. | Feb 08, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: HistoryNet.com - Biography of Margaret Thatcher. | Feb 08, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: History Learning Site - Biography of Margaret Thatcher. | Feb 08, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Official Site of Margaret Thatcher Foundation. | Feb 08, 2013 | ||
| Noted Margaret Thatcher's dementia diagnosis. | Jan 09, 2012 | ||
| Media added. | Oct 25, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: CNN Interactive - Margaret Thatcher. | Sep 13, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: CNN Interactive - Margaret Thatcher. | Sep 13, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: British Broadcasting Corporation - Biography of Margaret Thatcher. |
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| Added new Web site: TIME 100: Margaret Thatcher. | May 10, 2006 | ||
| Article revised. | Mar 17, 2005 | ||
| Article revised. | Dec 24, 2003 | ||
| Article revised. | Dec 21, 2000 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 28, 1999 |