Margaret Thatcher became Britain's first female prime minister on this day in May 1979.
She was known as the world's most powerful woman, and the longest-serving UK prime minister of the 20th century.
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(1/2) The luxury investment that saw the biggest rise in value last year was impressionist art, up 13.6%.
Here, we look at where the wealthy are investing their money.
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(5/5) Legislation approving the union was passed by the English parliament in January 1707 and by the Scottish parliament in March and went into effect in May.
(4/5) By 1705, representatives from Westminster and the Scottish parliament had begun negotiations. In return for agreeing to the union and accepting George of Hanover as Anne's successor, England gave Scotland £398,000 in debt relief and equal to 80% of the Darien losses.