Class/local identity

• What perspective did Knight and his producers aim to present in British history?

  A darker, less upper-class view
• What is historical revisionism as described in the text?

  A deliberate attempt to present alternative histories
• Which groups are highlighted in the historical revisionism mentioned?

  Lower classes, women, LGBTQ, migrants
• How does Peaky Blinders portray the industrial city of Birmingham?

  As a community with respect and excitement
• What contrasting scenes are suggested to compare representations of Birmingham?

  Tommy’s ride and Campbell’s journey
• How was Birmingham viewed in 1919 according to Knight?

  As 'the workshop of the world'
• What did Birmingham manufacture for the British Empire?

  All things needed to maintain the empire
• What do the ambitions of the Shelby clan represent about Birmingham?

  A place of dirt, poverty, and opportunity