The Big Issue ; at the End of the 18th Century the Big Issue Was the Time-Honoured 'Duel Between Gentlemen'. Should It, As the Lawyers and Humanitarians Argued, Be Re-Labelled Murder? Gerry Brooke Continues His Series.

Evening Post (Bristol, UK) › July 19, 2007

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At the end of the 18th century the Big Issue was the time- honoured "duel between gentlemen". Should it, as the lawyers and humanitarians argued, be re-labelled murder? Gerry Brooke continues his series.

Bristol's very last duel, as far as the history books are concerned anyway, took place 200 years ago, in 1807.

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The Big Issue ; at the End of the 18th Century the Big Issue Was the Time-Honoured 'Duel Between Gentlemen'. Should It, As the Lawyers and Humanitarians Argued, Be Re-Labelled Murder? Gerry Brooke Continues His Series.

This "gentleman's disagreement" - later settled by pistols at dawn - blew up on a memorable first night at Bristol's Theatre Royal.

It all started when an accidental blow to the shoulder - made during the last-minute dash before "cur...

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