#254 | En Garde! A History Of Duelling
English Learning for Curious Minds
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The Legacy of Duelling
In britain, queen victoria declared in 18 forty four that any military officer found to have fought in a duel would lose their pension and be kicked out of the army. And although there are some records of duels in britain in the mid nineteenth century, the practice had all but died out during the second half. In continental europe, it took slightly longer, but the events of the two world wars in the early twentieth century, were enough to put some real perspective on the fragility of life. Fortunately, we've decided that lawyers might be expensive, and it isn't much fun to be insulted in public, but hiring a lawyer is certainly preferable to being shot in
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