Who were the real?

Peeky Blinders?

They were an infamous Birmingham England street gang.

But they were never even remotely as powerful

or as organized as the Shelby family

from the hit BBC show Peky Blinders

that ran for six seasons from 2013 to

2022. Because of the popular TV series, a lack of many historical records and

so many rumors made up and spread over the past century, much of what people think about

the gang today is a lot more myth than reality. There was no Shelby family

attempting to break into the racehorse scene. They never went up against the

mafia, let alone actually defeated any mobsters.

There were no razor blades, sewn into their peaked caps used to slash enemies when they least expected

it.

The history of the Peaky Blinders is muddy. They were never an official

highly organized gang like Billy Kimbers Birmingham boys who they did not defeat

in real life. In fact it was Billy who would put an end, it seems, to the Peaky Blinders.

Billy was actually once a Peaky Blinder himself in real life.

One of many Peaky Blinders, many of whom never pulled off any hijinks together.

The name Peaky Blinder, while originally reserved in all likelihood for one group of gangsters

who were closely affiliated, eventually was used to describe any number of Birmingham gangsters

who dressed in a signature dapper style.

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