For the reader who has heard of such giants as Gladstone and Disraeli, and has drunk in a pub called the Palmerston, but has only the haziest idea of who these people were, 'Gimson's Prime Ministers' offers a short account of them all which can be read for pleasure, and not just for edification. With Gimson's wonderful prose once again complemented by Martin Rowson's inimitable illustrations, this lively and entertaining aide-memoire and work of satirical...

20 days after Britain's dramatic vote to leave the European Union, a new Prime Minister entered Downing Street. Few were more surprised than Theresa May herself. At the start of this extraordinary summer, the formidable May had been on the cusp of becoming the longest-serving Home Secretary in history. Then the unexpected happened. David Cameron's sudden resignation unleashed a leadership contest like no other - and saw the showier rivals for the...

How did Margaret Thatcher change and divide Britain? How did her model of combative female leadership help shape the way we live now? How did the woman who won the Cold War and three general elections in succession find herself pushed out by her own MPs? Charles Moore's third volume, based on unique access to Margaret Thatcher herself, her papers and her closest associates, tells the story of her last period in office, her combative retirement and...

Margaret Thatcher is the towering figure of late 20th-century British politics. No other prime minister of modern times has sought to change Britain and its place in the world as radically as she did. This is the story of her remarkable life in her own words.

Mining unpublished archival treasures, this is the authoritative biography of the first woman in the West to become an elected leader: Golda Meir.

This is a fascinating collection of the personal correspondence between Winston Churchill and his wife Clementine, spanning a period of over 40 years, from the days of their early courtship up until the time of Winston Churchill's death.

In his brand new assessment of Winston Churchill's political career Nigel Knight challenges the popular image of the great wartime leader and argues that Churchill's impact on Great Britain was, in fact, consistently negative as a result of his many (now forgiven) momentous mistakes.

The titans of German industry - set to prosper under the Nazi government - gather to lend their support to Adolf Hitler. The Austrian Chancellor realises too late that he has wandered into a trap, as Hitler delivers the ultimatum that will lay the groundwork for Germany's annexation of Austria. Winston Churchill joins Neville Chamberlain for a farewell luncheon held in honour of Joachim von Ribbentrop: German Ambassador to England, soon to be Foreign...

In a series of biographical essays, Dick Leonard recounts the circumstances that took 19 men and one woman to become Prime Minister during the 20th century, probing their personal and political strengths and weaknesses, assessing their performance in the top office and asks what lasting influence they have had.

This concise, lively, and authoritative biography examines the life of Margaret Thatcher and sets it in the context of recent British history. Written by leading international historian David Cannadine, it covers her early life, political career, life after politics, impact, and legacy.