Peaky Blinders: A History from Beginning to End

By: Hourly History

Narrated by: Matthew J. Chandler-Smith

Discover the remarkable history of the Peaky Blinders....

Peaky Blinders is a popular BBC television series about an organized crime family in post-World War I Birmingham, England, but does this series depict the factual history of Birmingham? As it turns out, there were Peaky Blinders in Birmingham, and they terrorized those streets long before World War I.

The Peaky Blinders rose to prominence in the overcrowded and unsanitary conditions of late Victorian Birmingham in the 1870s. Their ranks were composed of the working poor — trade union members who were fiercely loyal to each other — children who had no place else to go, and career criminals. Just how organized they became and the exact extent of their involvement in crimes other than street fighting and assault is a subject of some debate, but they did build a fierce reputation as violent criminals that plagued the citizens of this industrial city for a little over a decade.

The Peaky Blinders were well-known for both their stylish clothing and their violent nature. No man, woman, or child was safe when they were on the prowl. The Peaky Blinders left a profound impression on the city they terrorized, and over 150 years later, their legend lives on in film and song. This book tells their story, from the early days of the slogging gangs to the end of the Peaky Blinder era in the lead up to World War I.

Discover a plethora of topics such as

• Birmingham, the birthplace of the Peaky Blinders
• Rise of the Peaky Blinders
• Mob rule
• The law strikes back
• The end of an era
• The world moves on: World War I
• And much more!

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A quick history of the Peaky Blinders

A quick history of the Peaky Blinders and how they came to be. Great series on Netflix too. Check it out.

Learning the real history of the Peaky Blinders

In many ways, the real Peaky Blinder are actually more interesting than that of the TV series. It’s an interesting time in history from 1880 to 1920, and this book gives you a glimpse of what it was really like indifferent from that of the TV series.

Robotic narration

Narrator came off as robotic. The monotone was quite boring at times. Could’ve used more detail too.

not detailed enough

I guess there really isn't much in the records to go on, not sure what I was expecting but I was very disappointed.