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The History of Duelling. Vol. 1 (of 2)

The History of Duelling. Vol. 1 (of 2)

by J. G. Millingen

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Author
Millingen, J. G. (John Gideon), 1782-1862
Credits
Produced by deaurider, Wayne Hammond and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Language
English
LoC Class
CR: History: Heraldry
Subject
Dueling
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 57326
Release Date
June 14, 2018
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.THE HISTORY OF DUELLING: INCLUDING, NARRATIVES OF THE MOST REMARKABLE PERSONAL ENCOUNTERS THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE FROM THE EARLIEST PERIOD TO THE PRESENT TIME. BY J. G. MILLINGEN, M.D. F.R.S. AUTHOR OF “CURIOSITIES OF MEDICAL EXPERIENCE,” ETC. IN TWO VOLUMES. VOL. I. LONDON: RICHARD BENTLEY, NEW BURLINGTON STREET, Publisher in Ordinary to Her Majesty. 1841.
  2. 2.CONTENTS OF THE FIRST VOLUME.
  3. 3.HISTORY OF DUELLING.
  4. 4.CHAPTER I. — INTRODUCTORY OBSERVATIONS.
  5. 5.CHAPTER II. — ON DUELLING AMONGST THE ANCIENTS, AND IN OLDEN TIMES.
  6. 6.CHAPTER III. — THE ORIGIN OF DUELLING.
  7. 7.CHAPTER IV. — CELEBRATED JUDICIAL DUELS.
  8. 8.CHAPTER V. — INSTITUTION OF CHIVALRY AND DUELS.
  9. 9.CHAPTER VI. — DUELLING IN FRANCE.
  10. 10.CHAPTER VII. — DUELS IN FRANCE DURING THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY.
  11. 11.CHAPTER VIII. — FRANCE IN THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY.
  12. 12.CHAPTER IX. — DUELS DURING THE REIGN OF LOUIS XIII.
  13. 13.CHAPTER X. — DUELS DURING THE REIGN OF LOUIS XIV.
  14. 14.CHAPTER XI. — DUELS DURING THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY.
  15. 15.CHAPTER XII. — DUELS DURING THE REIGN OF LOUIS XVI.
  16. 16.CHAPTER XIII. — DUELS DURING THE NINETEENTH CENTURY.
  17. 17.CHAPTER XIV. — DUELS BETWEEN FRENCH WOMEN.
  18. 18.CHAPTER XV. — CODE OF DUELLING ESTABLISHED IN FRANCE.
  19. 19.CHAPTER XVI. — FRENCH VIEWS OF THE CHARACTER AND DUTIES OF A SECOND, AND THE EXPEDIENCY OF DUELLING.
  20. 20.CHAPTER XVII. — DUELS IN ITALY.
  21. 21.CHAPTER XVIII. — ON DUELLING IN SPAIN.
  22. 22.CHAPTER XIX. — DUELS IN GERMANY AND THE NORTH OF EUROPE.
  23. 23.CHAPTER XX. — DUELS IN BELGIUM AND HOLLAND.
  24. 24.CHAPTER XXI. — DUELS IN THE UNITED STATES.
  25. 25.CHAPTER XXII. — DUELS IN THE EAST. — FOOTNOTES: — Transcriber’s Note:

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