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Teil 2: Englische Gangs in den 1920ern

Mittelalter VS Neuzeit Season 2 Episode 2

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Nachdem es in der ersten Folge die viktorianischen Gangs ging, schauen wir heute auf die Zwischenkriegszeit und die "Race Course Wars" 1921 - 1925, in denen mehrere Gangs um die Vorherrschaft um illegale Wettgeschäfte kämpften. Darüber hinaus reden wir noch über die Mediendarstellungen von britischen Gangs in "Peaky Blinders" und "Assassin's Creed: Syndicate" und wie die Mythen über diese Ära der Kriminalität zustande kamen.

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