Peaky Blinders: A History from Beginning to End (Unabridged) Peaky Blinders: A History from Beginning to End (Unabridged)

Peaky Blinders: A History from Beginning to End (Unabridged‪)‬

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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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GENRE
History
NARRATOR
MJC
Matthew J Chandler-Smith
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
01:03
hr min
RELEASED
2023
April 7
PUBLISHER
Hourly History Limited
PRESENTED BY
Audible.com
SIZE
52.2
MB

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