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| Tango01 | 05 Nov 2016 12:08 p.m. PST |
… Tradition of Duelling. "THE MUSICAL Hamilton is the toast of Broadway and has renewed interest in the life of America's first Secretary of the Treasury. But quite as remarkable as Alexander Hamilton's life was the manner of his death. He perished in 1804 in the most famous duel in American history. Hamilton's untimely demise stimulated noisy if unsuccessful calls for the end of the practice of duelling once and for all, even though it had long been illegal in both the United States and Great Britain. Duelling existed outside the law; it provided quick, dramatic, and effective remedies that were either unavailable in courts or simply beyond their purview. Duels were for private quarrels involving gentlemen. No low born man dared issue a challenge nor would he ever receive one; horse-whippings or canings administered by one's social betters sufficed as impromptu justice for the riff-raff. On the other hand, a duel furnished a gentleman a chance to publicly display his resolve, sang froid and courage in the defence of that most sacred of well-born causes: personal honour. How a man performed in a duel could make or break his reputation. A woman of substance might well ask a man she was considering as a husband, "have you blazed yet, sir?"…"
More here (don't miss the video at the end of the page)
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IronDuke596  | 05 Nov 2016 1:44 p.m. PST |
Most interesting, thanks for posting it. |
| Lieutenant Lockwood | 05 Nov 2016 2:08 p.m. PST |
The author of that piece has a very good novel out now as well, The King's Scarlet, from Penmore Press. He's also a good guy. |
| The Hound | 05 Nov 2016 7:18 p.m. PST |
nice article thanks for posting |
| Tango01 | 06 Nov 2016 2:41 p.m. PST |
Happy you enjoyed it my friends!. (smile)
Amicalement
Armand
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 deadhead | 08 Nov 2016 2:59 a.m. PST |
That is a very nice article…. But even more interesting. There was a suggestion of access to an HD version of Waterloo. (Oh sure, I hear you all cry, viruses and all!). Via YouTube but alas no longer available (as the site predicted would happen) link |
| Tango01 | 08 Nov 2016 10:54 a.m. PST |
Glad you like it too my friend… (smile)
Amicalement
Armand
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| deadhead | 09 Nov 2016 5:22 a.m. PST |
On the subject of duels and contests… It is disturbing, that today, of all days, in the UK anyway…in our system of dating…… is 9/11…. |
| Pyrate Captain | 19 Nov 2016 2:06 p.m. PST |
After getting to know the cast better, I'll never pay to see it. |
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