This week we are joined by the Professor of Social and Community History at the University of Birmingham and author of “Peaky Blinders: The Real Story”, Carl Chinn. Carl joins Paul and Kyle to rage that THE PEAKY BLINDERS ARE NEITHER GLAMOROUS, ORGANISED OR EDWARDIAN.

We’ll be talking about the crimes they committed and against who, how they stem from street fighting gangs and thugs and how the First World War didn’t make most of them violent as they didn’t go…. And there’s no razor blades in caps either.

If you’d like to know more then you can start by reading Carl’s excellent book, “Peaky Blinders: The Real Story” at the History Rage bookshop.

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