Season 4 of The Crown portrays the rise of Margaret Thatcher, the conservative British prime minister who held the post from 1979 to 1990—and was the first woman to be sworn in for the role in the country's history.

Outside politics, Margaret was married to Denis Thatcher, an English businessman, and the pair raised two children, twins Carol and Mark Thatcher, together. According to The Telegraph, Margaret is renowned for saying, "You need quite good shock absorbers and a sense of humor to be the prime minister's child."