Timeline for Is "honor is satisfied" correct and have the meaning I think it has?
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| Jun 23, 2021 at 19:58 | answer | added | Mark Ripley | timeline score: 4 | |
| Jun 23, 2021 at 19:21 | comment | added | Andy Bonner | @KateBunting Of course, illegal doesn't mean it never happened, just that the duelers had to evade the law (see Chesterton's The Ball and the Cross) | |
| Jun 23, 2021 at 18:12 | comment | added | Cascabel_StandWithUkraine_ | @KateBunting The practice was not made illegal in England until 1852, well into the reign of Victoria (1837-1901). Apart from that, boys will be boys, and all too often willing to die on a point of honor. It still happens. | |
| Jun 23, 2021 at 15:54 | comment | added | Wabbitseason | @KateBunting thank you for confirming. Actually I'm working on a steampunk story, so I don't think historical inaccuracy would be a problem. :) | |
| Jun 23, 2021 at 15:30 | comment | added | Kate Bunting | The expression is fine, but I thought duelling was illegal by the Victorian era? | |
| Jun 23, 2021 at 15:09 | vote | accept | Wabbitseason | ||
| Jun 23, 2021 at 14:58 | answer | added | Andy Powell | timeline score: 2 | |
| Jun 23, 2021 at 14:49 | history | asked | Wabbitseason | CC BY-SA 4.0 |