The series creator mentioned in an interview that it was a little studied time period (he said that, unlike Americans, the English were better at mythologizing upper middle class rather than working class people). The creator himself had first heard about it through his own family history.

Does anyone know of good reading material for learning about the historical context of the show, as well as the history of the Peaky Blinders themselves?

If any 20th-century-European historians on this sub have been following the show, I'd love to know your thoughts on it!