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Our Story | Reginald Kray, Ronald Kray
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The Sunday Times Top Ten Bestseller The Kray twins were Britain's most notorious gangsters. Ruling London's underworld for more than a decade, as gang lords they were among the most powerful and feared men in the city. Photographed by David Bailey and even interviewed for television, they became celebrities in their own right and are infamous to this day. Ronnie and Reg's reign of terror ended on 8 March 1969 when they were sentenced to life with the recommendation that they serve at least thirty years. Ronnie ended his days in Broadmoor - his raging insanity only controlled by massive doses of drugs. Reg served almost three decades in some of Britain's toughest jails before being released on compassionate grounds in August 2000. He died of cancer eight months later. Compiled from a series of interviews with Fred Dinenage from behind prison walls, Our Story is the classic account that explodes the myths surrounding the Kray twins. In it, the twins set the record straight. In their own words they tell the full story of their brutal career of crime and their years behind bars. With a new introduction from Fred Dinenage, this compelling, disturbing and highly readable book is the definitive story of two legendary criminals.
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The Kray twins were notorious London underworld gang leaders during the 60s and this book tells their story from their beginnings in Bethnal Green to their life imprisonment in 1969, largely in their own words and compiled from a series of interviews with Fred Dinenage from behind prison walls.

If you're into true crime books, definitely give this a read! 👍

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3669280557 ↩ full review

rambiepaige Ooh definitely adding this to the stack. Legend is such a good movie, I should‘ve known there was a book about them! 3y
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Our Story | Reginald Kray, Ronald Kray
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#nofemmeber #badselfportrait

A memoir is a kind of #selfportrait right? And Reggie and Ronnie Kray were definitely #bad
This has been on my TBR since watching the movie Legend. Which was excellent IMO. But then I may be a bit biased because #tomhardyisalegend

JennyM Such a good pick! 5y
Cathythoughts I‘m out of this loop ....I don‘t much about them ... only I know they are really bad. the picture is scarey & a majorly good choice .... 👍🏻👍🏻❤️ (edited) 5y
Centique @JennyM thanks! 😘 5y
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Centique @Cathythoughts London gangsters of the 50s and 60s. If you see the movie Legend on Netflix have a watch - I don‘t know how accurate it is but it‘s a great “bad romance” “good girl meets bad boy” story. 5y
gradcat Ha ha! I love this “bad” self-portrait...and indeed, the Krays were baaaddd guys! 5y
Billypar I know zero about these gangsters or I think any London gangsters. 5y
Billypar (just the fictional ones from Guy Ritchie films). Now I'm curious ☺️ 5y
Centique @Billypar these guys are super interesting. Identical twins and one of them had a psychiatric disorder of some kind. Uber violent but I‘m fascinated to find out more 😳 5y
Cinfhen Echoing @Billypar never heard of them but their photo has an eerie quality ~ I‘m curious 5y
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