The Queen and Mrs Thatcher - An Inconvenient Relationship

Examines the queen's often fraught relationships with Margaret Thatcher, throughout the 1980s when Thatcher was Prime Minister. They quietly waged a war with each other, disagreeing on issues such as sanctions against South Africa, the Miner's Strike and allowing US planes to bomb Libya using UK military bases. Includes new interviews with the queen's former press secretary, and former cabinet and parliamentary colleagues of Mrs Thatcher.

Summary

For over a decade they quietly waged a war against each other on both a personal and political stage, disagreeing on key issues including sanctions against South Africa, the Miners’ Strike and allowing US planes to bomb Libya using UK military bases.

Product details

• Authors: Dean Palmer
• Publisher: The History Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2022
• EAN: 9780750962650
• ISBN: 978-0-7509-6265-0
• Dimensions: 243 mm x 167 mm x 26 mm
• Weight: 588 g
• Illustrations: 16 Plates, black and white; 20 Illustrations, black and white
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Political science