In the Netflix series Peaky Blinders the main character Thomas buys all of his neighbors portraits of King George V in burns them in the street to send a message. Would most people in Britain actually have the kings portrait in their homes at the time? If so has this custom persisted or has it largely died out? Thanks!
I was very keen to get an answer to this too, shame no one else answer but I was visiting a museum in the East of England today and supposedly almost every home had a picture of Queen Victoria in those days.
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