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Winston Churchill: A Life in Politics

Winston Churchill was born in 1874 to an aristocratic family with a long history of public service. His father, Lord Randolph Churchill, was a prominent politician in the Conservative Party, while his mother, Jennie Jerome, came from an American family of wealth and social prominence. Churchill was educated at the prestigious Harrow School and then […]

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The Life and Career of Margaret Thatcher

Margaret Thatcher was born on October 13, 1925, in Grantham, Lincolnshire, England, to Alfred and Beatrice Roberts. Her father owned two grocery stores and was active in local politics, serving as alderman and mayor. Her mother was a homemaker. Thatcher won a scholarship to study chemistry at Oxford University, where she earned a degree in […]