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Tales of the French duels

Tales of the French duels: Watch your back

Another account of a duel where the winner was not cautious enough.

2020/08/17 in Tales of the French duels.

Tales of the French duels: Duel des Mignons

The accounts of the famous Duel des Mignons in 1578.

2019/11/07 in Tales of the French duels.

Tales of the French duels: Blame the Italians

An excerpt of Brantôme’s Discours sur les Duels, tracing the origins of the new duelling habits to Naples.

2019/10/30 in Tales of the French duels.

Tales of the French duels

This post is an introduction for a series of contemporary accounts of late 16th century French duels.

2019/10/30 in Tales of the French duels.

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