In it, the twins set the record straight.
Our Story Simultaneously, they have become 'Ronnie and Reggie', cuddly Robin Hood characters, little more than a couple of bad lads who loved their mum. Branded the dentist for using pliers to extract the teeth of those who owed money to his boss Charlie Richardson, Frankie Fraser was labelled the most dangerous man in Britain by two Home Secretaries.
I know why I prefer fiction - real people are so boring lol!
Reggie Kray in particular, his story with Frances and the constant worry for Ronnie, it really does feel that he gave up a lot of his potential to mirror his twin.
They were sentenced to life in prison in 1969. Not particularly informative about the Krays. A behind the scenes and thoughts look at some of the most notorious criminals in Britain. It was first released in 1988 by Sidgwick & Jackson, and in paperback on 8 September 1989 by Pan Books. Sidgwick & Jackson published Reg and Ron's joint memoir, Our Story, in 1988, and Ron Kray's autobiography, My Story, in 1993. Along with Fred Dinenage from the children's TV programme How? More questions than answers. Once Mr. Gotti ascends to Mafia heaven, he will be worldwide news-and Alpha will have the most up-to-date and comprehensive book on the subject. There are no words to describe how much I love this book. Over the cups of tea and the rollers and hairpins, Violet began to confide in ‘Flan’ about her life, her incredible pride in her twins, the celebrities who visited her at their humble East End home - and her troubled relationship with her husband. I was expecting much more information and detail but everything in it is merely skimmed over and it jumps about all over the place. The Kray Files is an explosive investigative work which strips away the myths that have grown up around the brothers. The Krays are dead and buried, but the myth lives on. Our Story is an autobiographical book by Ronnie and Reggie Kray with Fred Dinenage.
Very good in parts but a little meh in parts.i guess I was just content reading the gruesome parts of running the London underworld and not the other bits!Overall though,a good insight into their entire life;growing up,being a gangster and then prison life. Whatever you want to know about the Krays and the real reasons behind their success, you can read it here for the first time. It's a true example of their loyalty to each other right until the end. https://thekraytwins.fandom.com/wiki/Our_Story?oldid=3773, 6. This is definitely the last book I read on the Krays so I thought I would let them have the last word.
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So nice to read about the Krays from their point of view. It is a real taste of London of the 60’s and a look into the lives of the crooks and gangsters who made a living by intimidation and murderous intent. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of, Published The Kray Anthology traces their history from childhood and early adolescence to manhood and death. It's a brilliant book, very intriguing and an eye opener for anyone interested in the krays.
The brothers were twins, with Reggie born ten minutes before Ronnie. Our Story is an autobiographical book by Ronnie and Reggie Kray with Fred Dinenage.It was first released in 1988 by Sidgwick & Jackson, and in paperback on 8 September 1989 by Pan Books. And they died by them. The twins tell of their early East End life through to adulthood and how they became the most feared London gangsters.
Ronnie ended his days in Broadmoor - his raging insanity only controlled by massive doses of drugs. I found this work of immense interest. Reggie Kray approached their ghostwriter Dinenage to help them tell their story, because Reggie had admired the journalist's Television South's sports and documentary programmes. In it, Reg and Ron set the record straight, telling the full story … He was asked by Reg Kray, then in Parkhurst Prison on the Isle of Wight, to write the twins' autobiography. More a general discussion of crime in the 50s.
He also presented Fred Dinenage's Murder Casebook on Sky's Crime Investigation channel. The Krays were a product of their age, nurtured by a doting mother and created by their community, the East End of London. Publisher Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Reg and Ron Kray Our Story as presented by Fred Dinenage (presenter and broadcaster) is almost a “fly on the wall” journey through their violent and somewhat sad and most certainly wasted life. The twins were notorious East End underworld gang leaders during the "swinging" sixties. The New York Times–bestselling author of Killer: The Autobiography of a Mafia Hit Man reveals the true story of his most harrowing contract murder. 'I'm a businessman trying to make a hard-earned crust. They also both tell of what life is like at Broadmoor for Ronnie and firstly Durham, Parkhurst and Gartree prisons for Reggie. It's a true example of their loyalty to eac. Buy Our Story Main Market by Kray, Reginald, Kray, Ronald, Dinenage, Fred (ISBN: 9781509811427) from Amazon's Book Store.