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==Origin of the phrase==

==Origin of the phrase==

''"Now is the winter of our discontent, made glorious summer by this sun of York"'' was written by [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]] in his play '''Richard III''' (1594). It actually means that the period of discontent or unhappiness is ending, winter marking the end of a cycle. The phrase was used to describe the social and industrial unrest of the 1978-79 winter by the political editor of the British national [[newspaper]] ''[[The Sun]]''.

''"Now is the winter of our discontent, made glorious summer by this sun of York"'' was written by Shakespeare in his play '''Richard III''' (1594). It actually means that the period of discontent or unhappiness is ending, winter marking the end of a cycle. The phrase was used to describe the social and industrial unrest of the 1978-79 winter by the political editor of the British national [[newspaper]] ''[[The Sun]]''.

==Background==

==Background==

*[[Harold Wilson]]

*[[Harold Wilson]]

*[[Margaret Thatcher]]

*[[Margaret Thatcher]]

==References==

==References==

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