#220 | The Real Peaky Blinders

The Peaky Blinders were a violent gang that terrorised the streets of Birmingham in the late 19th century. 

Who actually were these men, what did they do, to who and why, and were the "real" Peaky Blinders anything like the ones in the TV series?

• The start of the TV series "Peaky Blinders"
• Life in Victorian England
• Life in 19th century Birmingham
• Petty crime and drinking in urban areas
• The creation of the police force
• The "sloggers" of Birmingham
• The first "Peaky Blinders"
• Did the Peaky Blinders put razor blades in their caps?
• The genius of the Peaky Blinders TV series: transport the gang into the 1920s
• The real Peaky Blinders of the 1920s
• Billy Kimber, Alfie Solomons & Charles Sabinin
• Criminal activity at the race tracks
• The Epsom Road Battle

Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/real-peaky-blinders

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