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In 1956 Lady Antonia married Hugh Fraser , MP with whom she had six children. A Roman Catholic, she caused a public scandal in 1977 by leaving her husband to live with the playwright, Harold Pinter, whom she eventually married, in 1980. Pinter's then-wife, the actress Vivien Merchant, spoke publicly of her distress at his abandonment of her and made cutting remarks about Fraser in the press, including the famous comment that "she has very big feet".

Lady Antonia was educated at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford. Her first major work was Mary, Queen of Scots ( 1969). She followed it up with various other biographies, including, CromwellOliver Cromwell ( April 25, 1599 September 3, 1658) was an English military leader and politician. After leading the overthrow of the British monarchy he ruled England, Scotland and Ireland as Lord Protector from December 16, 1653 until his death, which i, our Chief of Men ( 1973Events January events January 1 United Kingdom, Ireland, and Denmark enter the European Economic Community now known as the European Union January 3 Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) sells the New York Yankees for $10 million to a 12-person syndicate led), and she won the Wolfson History Award in 1984This page is about the year 1984. For other uses of 1984, see 1984 (disambiguation). 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday (link shows calendar). Events January January 1 Brunei becomes a fully independent state January 1 AT&T is broken up into 22 indepe for The Weaker Vessel, a study of women's lives in 17th century16th century 17th century 18th century more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601- 1700. During this period, the power of England and the United Provinces increased; while that of EnglandEngland is the largest, the most populous, and the most densely populated of the four " Home Nations" which make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK). Occupying the south-eastern portion of the island of Great Britain, England. She also writes detective novels.

More recently, Lady Antonia published "Warrior Queens," the story of various military royal women since the days of Boadicea and CleopatraCleopatra is the name given to several historical and mythological figures, most especially: Cleopatra VII of Egypt, last of the Ptolemaic rulers of Egypt, lover of Roman leaders Julius Caesar and Mark Antony, and the subject of several plays (including o. In 19921992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday. Events January January The Internet Society is formed. January 1 Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Perez de Cuellar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General January 1 George H. Bush becomes the fi she published "The Six Wives of Henry VIII." The book was criticised for jumping to conclusions on the relationship between Henry VIII and his second wife, Anne Boleyn. Fraser later published "The Gunpowder Plot: Terror and Faith in 1605." Her most recent work is an acclaimed and in-depth biography of France's last legitimate queen, Marie Antoinette. "Marie-Antoinette: The Journey" is apparently being adapted for film by Sofia Coppola with the title role being played by Kirsten Dunst.