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The Real Peaky Blinders

Mysteries of History • 20m

19th century Birmingham was famous for its industrial might, but particular parts of it were also renowned for a more infamous reason: its gangs. Dan headed up to Birmingham to meet bestselling author and celebrity local historian Carl Chinn to learn the true history behind Birmingham's most notorious gang members: the Peaky Blinders.

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