In 2002, after suffering several strokes, Thatcher announced that she would end her public speaking career. Denis Thatcher, her husband of more than 50 years, died the following year. Related ...

Margaret Thatcher, who died Monday of a stroke, age 87, was one of the U.K.’s most politically divisive figures in recent history — and, as a result, was a media favorite. She became a pop ...

Her speeches are among the most memorable ever given by a British politician. But Margaret Thatcher never fully overcame her anxiety about public speaking, a new book claims.

Margaret Thatcher's withdrawal from public eye began in 2002, when a series of small strokes prompted her to cut back on public appearances and speaking events.

Thatcher photos and phrases Britain's former Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher was well known for her assertive and direct way of public speaking.

Margaret Thatcher has died of a stroke at age 87, after nearly a decade of quiet withdrawal from public life and speaking. I’d expect a gulf of difference between American coverage, in which ...

Thatcher suffered a series of mild strokes in late 2001 and 2002, after which she cut back on public appearances and later cancelled her speaking schedule.

Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher -- the so-called Iron Lady -- has died. Arguably the strongest female politician in Britain since Queen Elizabeth I some five centuries ago ...

Margaret Thatcher, the indomitable "Iron Lady" who led Britain through 11 tumultuous years, is retiring from the public stage after a series of small strokes.