1980s Britain

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_period
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:currency Pound sterling
gptkbp:economy gptkb:government
gptkb:Thatcherism
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1980s Britain
gptkbp:legalSystem gptkb:Public_Order_Act_1986
gptkb:Police_and_Criminal_Evidence_Act_1984
gptkbp:monarch gptkb:Elizabeth_II
gptkbp:musicScene gptkb:New_Wave
Post-punk
Synthpop
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Live_Aid_(1985)
gptkb:Brixton_riots_(1981)
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Elizabeth_II
gptkb:Margaret_Thatcher
gptkb:Rowan_Atkinson
gptkb:Stephen_Hawking
gptkb:Boy_George
gptkb:George_Michael
gptkb:Paul_Gascoigne
gptkb:Michael_Heseltine
gptkb:Arthur_Scargill
Princess Diana
gptkbp:popularBand gptkb:Depeche_Mode
gptkb:Duran_Duran
gptkb:The_Smiths
gptkb:Culture_Club
gptkbp:popularFor gptkb:Chariots_of_Fire
gptkb:Withnail_and_I
gptkbp:popularTVShow gptkb:EastEnders
gptkb:Only_Fools_and_Horses
gptkb:Blackadder
gptkbp:population approximately 56 million
gptkbp:primeMinister gptkb:Margaret_Thatcher
gptkbp:releaseDecade 1980s
gptkbp:significantEvent gptkb:Falklands_War
gptkb:IRA_bombings
gptkb:Miners'_Strike_(1984–1985)
gptkb:Hillsborough_disaster
gptkbp:socialChange increase in unemployment
rise of yuppie culture
gptkbp:sport gptkb:Heysel_Stadium_disaster
English football hooliganism
gptkbp:style shoulder pads
mullets
leg warmers
gptkbp:technology gptkb:BBC_Micro
gptkb:Sinclair_ZX_Spectrum
home computers
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Miners'_Strike_(1984–85)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7