How old was Margaret Thatcher when died?

87 years (1925–2013)Margaret Thatcher / Age at death
On 8 April 2013, former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, died of a stroke at the Ritz Hotel, London, at the age of 87. On 17 April, she was honoured with a ceremonial funeral.

Where is Margaret Thatcher buried?

September 28, 2013Margaret Thatcher / Date of burial

Did Margaret Thatcher really go to Balmoral?

Thatcher never seemed to enjoy herself at Balmoral, and had a famously tense relationship with the Queen. Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, and her husband Denis, left rear, in Crathie where they joined the Queen and the royal family for morning service at the Parish church, during a stay at Balmoral in 1981.

Was Britain in critical need of Thatcher?

What is less welcome to many people is that Britain was in critical need of this change. Andrew Sullivan sums it up well in his piece, Thatcher, Liberator: “You can read elsewhere the weighing of her legacy – but she definitively ended a truly poisonous, envious, inert period in Britain’s history. She divided the country deeply – and still does.

What is Margaret Thatcher’s Legacy?

Andrew Sullivan sums it up well in his piece, Thatcher, Liberator: “You can read elsewhere the weighing of her legacy – but she definitively ended a truly poisonous, envious, inert period in Britain’s history. She divided the country deeply – and still does. She divided her opponents even more deeply, which was how she kept winning elections.

What did Thatcher do to promote women into government?

As the Guardian details, Thatcher had an almost pathological aversion to promoting other women into positions of power. Never mind that she’d been given the opportunity to prove herself in Ted Heath’s government. During her 11 years as premier, Thatcher promoted only a single woman into the cabinet.

What were some of the failures of the Thatcher government?

The Poll Tax is the stand-out, unequivocal disaster of the Thatcher Government. Also known as the ‘ Community Charge ‘, this ill-conceived legislation led directly to the downfall of Thatcher. It’s even been suggested that had voter registration not been so low as people tried to avoid being identified to pay the charge]