On June 12th I will be teaching Introduction to the Structure of the Duel in Early Modern England at Atlantian Summer University. I’m working on finalizing my handout and class notes this week but I wanted to give you all a little sneak preview of the subjects we will be covering while you still have time to sign up for the class!
The topics we will be covering include:
- Honor and Reputation in Early Modern England
- Dueling as a Tool to Preserve Honor and Reputation
- Injuries
- Giving the Lie and the Order of the Challenger and Defender
- Types of Lies: Certain, Conditional, General, Particular, and Foolish
- Why you Can’t Take up Arms After Giving the Lie
- Cartels
- Election of Weapons
- Achieving Victory
There’s still plenty of time to sign up! If you are interested in registering for this or any other June University Session #77 class check out the University website!
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