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The series of the band "Peaky Blinders" by British Stephen Knight, issued from this series so far four seasons, and was a great success either by viewers or critics, may be the reason for this wonderful success, which is due to the professionalism of the heroes of high, And his dramatic fascination, no scenes of him and only a lot of questions remain, about the reality of the real Becky Blinders? Was this gang really in history?


But when we go back to look for the history of this gang, we find that they are no more than a bunch of boys and bicycle bazaars poor stores, and there is no hero who appeared in the series bears the name Tommy Shelby, and despite the high professionalism that we saw by this family in the series, This gang has its details, whether in relation to the time period or for other purposes.

The real history of the Becky Blinders band

If we look at history, we will find that the history of this gang of the United Kingdom linked to the city of Birmingham, and exactly in 1870 after the city fell into an economic crisis, where gangs spread in the city until it became common to be a young gang criminal and take control of places that control them, They are characterized by their uniform, not their fight as it is in the series, their killings are often naive and shameful, not to fame and popular appeal.

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The series is adapted from the family of the real Becky Blinders but, although the most prominent events are real, especially with regard to the political conflict in that period, but this gang depicted by the series is characterized by organization and planning
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And some of the historical reports indicate that they were only a group of drunken youth milling in the streets, insulting and harassing passers-by and not masters serving their city, the peak of their activity in the nineties of the nineteenth century, while The series takes place in the 1920s after the First World War.


In a research by Carl Schein, he explained that the gang in the series resembled another gang that, after the First World War, was called "The Boys of Birmingham" gained strength and became very dominant. The hero who came in the series Tommy Shelby was very much like the head of the gang in that period Billy Kimber is one of the most famous gangs in the country. He was led by commander John Adrian since 1870, and was known to use the belt as weapons to tie the victims before beating them.


But the band soon broke up with the Becky Blinders, but it is strange that what is known about a source called the real Becky Blinders ring is the bandage of the famous gangster that they were hiding in the edges of the flat hats they wear. As we have seen in the Peaky Blinders series, heroes have often used these hats, including razor blades, to cut off the ears and noses of the victims. But that myth is not true, as British history professor Karl Chen said, The common name for these flat hats that gang members used to wear.


In addition, those oases at that time were a commodity for the wealthy and affluent class, expensive for the gang members and the society in which they live, as well as for hiding the mousse in the hat and its use in killing are only additions by writer John Douglas in his novel Walk Down Summer Lane I moved to the Peaky Blinders series, according to the British newspaper Birmingham Mail. The series tells the story of a criminal family in the English city of Birmingham in 1919 after the First World War, and the leader of this gang, Thomas Shelby, who wants to control the city.


The series revolves around the hero "Calin Murphy" in the role of Tommy Shelby and his criminal family, in the city of Birmingham in English after the First World War in 1919, participated in the war and was fighting in France to return more violent and strong, which characterizes him as a smart man, strong, High, and an attractive figure who is the gang leader, actor Sam Neil as the investigator responsible for suppressing and thwarting the gang's plans.


The series is adapted from the real Becky Blinders family but, although the most prominent events are real, especially with regard to the political conflict of that period, this gang, which is portrayed by the series is characterized by organization and planning, has been shown for the first time on BBC 2, in 13 of September 2013 for 6 episodes, the second season introduced on October 2, 2014, the third on 5 May 2016.