The Queen and Mrs Thatcher: An Inconvenient Relationship - Couverture rigide

Palmer, Dean

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0750962658 ISBN 13 : 9780750962650

Editeur : The History Press Ltd, 2015

Synopsis

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

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Présentation de l'éditeur

This is the remarkable story of how the two most powerful women in Britain at the time met and disliked each other on sight. 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. Elizabeth found the means to snub and undermine her prime minister through petty class put-downs and a series of press leaks. Margaret attacked her monarch by sidelining her internationally, upstaging her at home and allowing the Murdoch press to crucify the royal family. This book is a window into the 1980s, an era when Britain was changed beyond recognition by a woman who made Thatcherism the defining word of the decade.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: The History Press Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2015
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0750962658
• ISBN 13: 9780750962650
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 256
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible