POV: You Join the Real Peaky Blinders in 1890 Birmingham (Not What You Think)

Birmingham, 1890. You are 19 and work in a factory, and you notice that the neighborhood boys in caps and nice clothes earn more in a day than you do in a month. The temptation is real. This video explores what is actually known about the real Small Heath gang: robbery, street fights, and neighborhood extortion. It also looks at the famous myth of razor blades sewn into their caps, a claim historians still debate. At the end, you will see how the real gang faded away, far from the criminal empire of the fiction. Subscribe for more POV episodes that separate history from myth. #PeakyBlinders #Birmingham #VictorianEra #History #POV