Men duelling 1v1 in Englands bloodiest battle! #history #england #english #ancestors | The Stoic English

Imagine settling disputes in lethal combat - answering an insult with a challenge to fight to the death. From its medieval roots to the 19th century, fighting with swords was a way for the 'gentlemanly classes' to settle their arguments. Hands-on historian Mike Loades explores this extraordinary phenomenon. Mike sets up his own sword school to investigate some famous duels and recreate the brutal, but highly skilled, reality of duelling with swords. He traces the tradition right back to the Viki