Few modern women have had as great a political impact as Margaret Hilda Roberts, the grocer's daughter from Grantham who, as Margaret Thatcher, became Britain's first woman prime minister.  Meer

Great works of history have so often had at their heart a wish to sift people in ways that have been profoundly damaging and provided intellectual justification for terrible political decisions.  Meer

This definitive new book on British country houses offers a magnificent look at the life-style, architecture, and interior design of these historic landmark homes.  Meer