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Prime Ministers' Wives - and One Husband,Mark Hichens
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- 9780720612035
- Publication Year
- 2004
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Book Title
- Prime Ministers' Wives-And One Husband
- Publisher
- Peter Owen Publishers
- Genre
- Biographies & True Stories
- Topic
- Government, History
- Number of Pages
- 276 Pages
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Much is required of a prime minister's wife. As a consummate hostess, sympathetic listener and frank adviser she must ensure her husband never puts a foot wrong (and never does so herself, of course). Arguably a spin doctor before the post was invented, the Prime Minister's consort has one of the hardest jobs in politics - without her even stepping into the House of Commons. Of the wives from the past two centuries featured in this book, nearly all have given their husbands unqualified support in political matters, two notable exceptions being Emily Palmerston and Clementine Churchill, who were always ready to dissent. And, until Audrey Callaghan and Cherie Blair, none had careers of their own. They came from a variety of backgrounds: some, such as Emily Palmerston, Caroline Lamb, Catherine Gladstone and Dorothy Macmillan, from the ruling classes. Two - Clementine Churchill and Margot Asquith - had aristocratic connections, while Lucy Baldwin's father was a scientist, Mary Ann Disraeli's was a junior naval officer and Margaret Lloyd George's a Welsh hill farmer. In terms of their marriages, some were secure, some wobbly and one actually broke down. In the case of Clementine Churchill, her marriage to Winston of fifty-seven years was a particularly remarkable achievement. Mark Hichens examines these women - and one husband, Denis Thatcher - in the light of their personalities and achievements as well as the roles they have indirectly played in British history in this timely volume. - The result of ten years of intensive research - The first work of its kind for almost two decades - Comprehensive and up to date - Enormous public interest in the subject, particularly post-'Cheriegate'
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Peter Owen Publishers
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Prime Ministers' Wives-And One Husband
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Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Government, History
Publication Year
2004
Type
Textbook
Genre
Biographies & True Stories
Number of Pages
276 Pages
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United Kingdom
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