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Margaret Thatcher, British Prime Minister 1979-90, Conservative. Born: 13 October 1925 in Grantham, Lincolnshire.

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• BBC History - Margaret Thatcher

  http://www.bbc.co.uk/timelines/zqp7tyc
  Full coverage of the former Prime Minister, including archived broadcasts and her life in pictures.

• BBC News - Baroness Thatcher 1925-2013

  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-22067257
  Collected coverage of the former Prime Minister's life and career including news stories, features, analysis, pictures, audio and video.

• BBC News - Politics 97: General Election 3 May 1979

  http://www.bbc.co.uk/politics97/background/pastelec/ge79.shtml
  Report on the watershed 1979 election. Includes streaming audio of speeches by Margaret Thatcher and Jim Callaghan.

• BBC News: Evaluating Thatcher's Legacy

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/3681973.stm
  Voices from across the political spectrum weigh up Margaret Thatcher's legacy.

• BBC News: First 100 days: Margaret Thatcher

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/4809830.stm
  Looking back on the first 100 days of Margaret Thatcher's reign as Conservative leader.

• BBC News: The Thatcher Years in Statistics

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/4447082.stm
  The Thatcher era of 1979-90 was a time of great social and economic change in Britain. Use this guide to explore what happened during her 11 years in power.

• BBC: Margaret Thatcher hailed Ted Heath as 'Great PM'

  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-36745875
  Article by Shaun Ley on archives reveling that, contrary to public opinion, she held her predecessor leader of the Conservative party in high esteem, proud to have been a member of his government. Introduction radio programme, Archive on 4, with related links.

• BrainyQuote - Margaret Thatcher

  http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/m/margaret_thatcher.html
  Collection of quotes from the former British Prime Minister.

• CNN: Interview with Margaret Thatcher

  http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9706/30/thatcher.transcript/
  Transcript of Bernard Shaw's 1997 interview with Lady Thatcher discussing Hong Kong and Western relations with China.

• Forerunner.com - Christianity and Wealth

  http://forerunner.com/forerunner/X0145_Margaret_Thatcher_Sp.html
  Highlights from Margaret Thatcher's controversial speech on the pursuit of a Christian economic policy.

• How Many People Did Thatcher Kill?

  http://web.inter.nl.net/users/Paul.Treanor/thatcher.html
  Thatcher and the ethics of the free market in Europe, in the light of recent evidence of its killing power.

• InfoBritain: Margaret Thatcher

  http://www.infobritain.co.uk/Margaret_Thatcher.htm
  Biographic article with photos, including one of the shop where she was born and spent her early life.

• Margaret Thatcher Foundation

  http://www.margaretthatcher.org/
  Offers free access to the full texts of thousands of historical documents relating to the Thatcher period.

• On Principle: Margaret Thatcher and the Rebirth of Conservatism

  http://ashbrook.org/publications/onprin-v1n2-davies/
  Article by Stephen Davies on Thatcher's role in the historical ideological divide, in the journal of the John M. Ashbrook Centre for Public Affairs.

• PBS Frontline: Interview with Margaret Thatcher

  http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/gulf/oral/thatcher/2.html
  An interview on the PBS talk show on the prosecution and outcome of the 1991 Persian Gulf War.

• Salute to President Reagan - Modern History Sourcebook

  http://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1994thatcher.asp
  Text of Thatcher's speech at the 1994 Gala for Reagan.

• The Economist - Margaret Thatcher

  http://www.economist.com/topics/margaret-thatcher
  Collected news, analysis and commentary on the former Prime Minister, focusing on international politics and business.

• The Financial Times - Margaret Thatcher

  http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/f76c049e-a042-11e2-a6e1-00144feabdc0.html#slide0
  Obituary with links to related articles.

• The Guardian - Margaret Thatcher

  http://www.theguardian.com/politics/margaretthatcher
  Collected news, analysis and comment on the former British Prime Minister.

• The Independent.co.uk - Margaret Thatcher

  http://www.independent.co.uk/topic/MargaretThatcher
  Collected coverage on the former British Prime Minister.

• The New York Times - Margaret Thatcher

  http://www.nytimes.com/topic/person/margaret-thatcher
  Collection of recent and archived news and commentary, photos, multimedia and selected web resources.

• The Wall Street Journal - Margaret Thatcher

  http://topics.wsj.com/person/T/margaret-thatcher/7428
  Profile includes news articles, biography and photos.

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