Birmingham historian Carl Chinn says the city's gangs of the 1920s and the real Billy Kimber were stylish, cunning and ruthless - just like Thomas Shelby and his crew
Peaky Blinders - Historic UK
The Real Peaky Blinders wore a different type of hat but villains did exist - Mirror Online
Great-grandad was a peaky blinder
Peaky Blinders - Historic UK
An Oral History of 'Peaky Blinders', As Told By Cillian Murphy, the Cast and Crew
The REAL Peaky Blinders… Meet the brutal Birmingham criminal gang members that inspired the BBC series – The Sun
The TRUTH behind Peaky Blinders: no razor blades in caps - but city's real gangsters were brutal - Birmingham Live
Peaky Blinders and the fashionable flat cap: looking sharp? – Social Sciences Birmingham
Who were the real Peaky Blinders?, Blog
The Real-Life 'Peaky Blinders': Here's the True Story Behind the Show - Netflix Tudum
Flat cap nation: how Peaky Blinders went from a TV show to a way of life, Peaky Blinders
Great-grandad was a peaky blinder
The TRUTH behind Peaky Blinders: no razor blades in caps - but city's real gangsters were brutal - Birmingham Live
BBC's hit drama Peaky Blinders 'glorifies violence and promotes toxic masculinity