Events from the year 1970 in the United Kingdom. The age of majority for most legal purposes is reduced from 21 to 18 under terms of the Family Law Reform Act 1969. [1] The half crown coin ceases to be legal tender. [2] The National Westminster Bank begins trading following the merger of National Provincial Bank and Westminster Bank. [3]

2019年9月23日 · The 1970s are the years of Pink Floyd, Jethro Tull, Cat Stevens, Elton John, Kate Bush, Led Zeppelin, Queen, David Bowie, Deep Purple…I could honestly go on and on! These are the musicians who still inspire the music scene today.

2021年8月4日 · Changes in currency, new government, and a monumental moment for the monarchy were juxtaposed with the rise of punk music, violence in Northern Ireland, and labor strikes. Each of the ten events below had an impact on Britain that was felt not only during the 1970s but for years afterward.

The 1970s was a colourful and culturally important decade – from the breakup of The Beatles to the birth of Punk. Politically, a decade of industrial upheaval and strikes brought us the winter of discontent and the onset of Thatcherism.

From the Swinging 60s to the “Me Decade” of the 1970s, London moved into a decade that was a mixed bag of new places to visit, changes in the city's government, and housing estates rising into the sky. The period from 1971 to 1980 was also marked by a wave of new violence from the Irish Republican Army.

This article presents a timeline of events in the history of the United Kingdom from 1970 until 1989. For a narrative explaining the overall developments, see the related history of the British Isles.

Pages in category "1970s in the United Kingdom" The following 40 pages are in this category, out of 40 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.

1970s. The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979. It was the decade of the Space Hopper, the Ford Cortina, Raleigh Chopper bikes, the record player and cassette recorder. Events. It was a decade of strikes - postal workers, miners and dustmen.

2021年5月28日 · A brief look at life in Britain in the 1970s including social changes, work and education during that decade

This collection of essays highlights the variety of 1970s culture, and shows how it responded to the transformations that were taking place in that most elusive of decades. The 1970s was a period of extraordinary change on the social, sexual and political fronts.