Alongside the likes of Winston Churchill and Tony Blair, Margaret Thatcher remains one of the most memorable British leaders ...

Fifty years ago this coming Tuesday, Margaret Thatcher became leader of the Conservative Party. She had got there by a two-stage process.

HONOLULU — Jim Becker, a world-traveling journalist who covered Jackie Robinson’s big-league baseball debut and the U.S. Army ...

Two days after the shock resignation of her chancellor, Nigel Lawson, in 1989, "Margaret Thatcher sat down for what she ...

Dominic Sandbrook, the prominent historian, turns his hand to the stage as librettist for ‘Mrs T’ Margaret Thatcher’s years in power are to be turned into an opera. The Iron Lady’s 11 ...

Margaret Thatcher's time as prime minister might not seem like the most obvious inspiration for an opera, but for some she is a diva. The Rest is History podcast co-host and historian Dominic ...

MR Heath quit as Tory Party Leader, handing over his functions as Opposition Leader to Shadow Chancellor Mr Robert Carr in the bitter hours after his humiliating defeat by Mrs Magaret Thatcher.

This will be his first foray into the world of opera and the combination of the complex politics of Thatcher’s inner circle and Sandbrook’s expertise will likely make a fascinating and entertaining ...

A sale of items belonging to Margaret Thatcher reveals her sense of humour, the auctioneer has said. The former Conservative prime minister collected satirical cartoons by newspaper artists about ...

Sir Denis Thatcher, husband of former Prime Minister Lady Thatcher, died today aged 88. Politicians from all parties and generations paid tribute to Sir Denis as a loyal consort, good sport and ...

The then-prime minister, Margaret Thatcher, held a friendly meeting with a leading member of the junta in Downing Street in 1980 while Britain’s ambassador in Argentina regarded the promotion of ...