Margaret Thatcher: Iron Lady
By Siân Ellis

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Her legacy, like her life, is one of paradox. A force for change, she saved her country from the economic mire and made it governable again, but threw the Conservative Party into turmoil. She altered national attitudes: After monetarism there has been no return to Keynesian economics, and Britain is no longer the sick country of Europe. She consolidated the Atlantic Alliance and helped create the dynamics of the post–Cold War world, but left the Tory Party—and the country—deeply divided on Europe and integration into its union. However these legacies play out, Margaret Thatcher will be seen as an icon of the 20th century and one of Britain’s outstanding peacetime prime ministers.

This article by Siân Ellis was originally published in the November 2007 issue of British Heritage Magazine. For more great articles, subscribe to British Heritage magazine today!

Tags: 20th - 21st Century, British Heritage, Historical Figures, Politics, Women's History

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