What A Pistol Duel Really Looked Like

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  • @HistoryDose
    @HistoryDose  Рік тому +199

    Head to www.thorum.com and use promo code historydose to get 20% off a truly unique ring!

    • @humraazsingh5229
      @humraazsingh5229 Рік тому

      Please do Sikh vs Afghan history

    • @williamfoster2681
      @williamfoster2681 Рік тому +9

      Turning an m1 garand into a piece of jewelry is a sin

    • @backupintheday9710
      @backupintheday9710 Рік тому

      Solid Proof of all your claims is required.

    • @backupintheday9710
      @backupintheday9710 Рік тому

      History has to have solid facts to prove it true.. Do you have any?

    • @b0rd3n
      @b0rd3n Рік тому +1

      @@williamfoster2681 its alot better to recycle metals than to just peave em to rot. BTW, thoses rifles are plentiful enough that just a few years back, they'd sell for less than a 100$ CANADIAN money. Plenty of them means plenty of scrap, bad, unusable metal - yes even uns7able as a wall hanger! Please, think a bit further before you post such 'deep' comment. A 'sin'.. Pffff. The rifles mean nothing, the many barrel replacement they had thru the years also mean nothing. The real sin is the purpose for what they were built. The purpose, not the object and what is being done with scraps of them. Please... help us all by swallowing thoses unhelpful emotions, you'll b3 the first one to benefit from that im certain.
      BTw, i couldnt careless about them stupid rings, or any rings. Garands are just a product of time and so are you, me, Michael Jordan and my 1972 GMC big block. Thanks for your time.

  • @daveUK1066
    @daveUK1066 Рік тому +7778

    Once he called him a "scoundrel" I knew shit was gonna get seriously out of hand

    • @calvinharris4850
      @calvinharris4850 Рік тому +398

      It was the "Blackguard" that made me clutch my pearls.

    • @bigfootguru86
      @bigfootguru86 Рік тому +348

      I nearly spilled my tea out of sheer surprise, my ladies face was aghast with Shock, never had such crudeness been orated in front of her

    • @ciankeane6485
      @ciankeane6485 Рік тому

      More like seton not getting out of the fucking seat!

    • @cjthebeesknees
      @cjthebeesknees Рік тому +12

      😂😂😂

    • @khalidalali186
      @khalidalali186 Рік тому +9

      Haha touché

  • @ljdasilva3139
    @ljdasilva3139 Рік тому +3582

    My father had a set of French duelling pistols - interestingly, the bore on the barrels of both pistols was offset, so at the average duelling distance, they would shoot a couple of feet to the left of the target - Of course if they were your pistols, you would know that and adjust your aim accordingly, while your opponent would aim as normal and miss. Damn cunning those Frogs. It's a cruel world.

    • @UnbeltedSundew
      @UnbeltedSundew Рік тому +233

      I always thought people brought their own.

    • @andrewallen9993
      @andrewallen9993 Рік тому +417

      That's the typical French honour showing true.

    • @Minskpotato
      @Minskpotato Рік тому +230

      As a French person, I challenge you to a duel😡

    • @andrewallen9993
      @andrewallen9993 Рік тому +159

      @@Minskpotato Will the pistol you give me have skewed sights, barrel, firing mechanism or dual pressure trigger?

    • @Minskpotato
      @Minskpotato Рік тому +200

      I choose to use a baguette 🥖

  • @Goldenwithaleash
    @Goldenwithaleash Рік тому +3919

    Moral of the story. Be careful who’s honor you’re fighting for.

    • @syguzman5739
      @syguzman5739 Рік тому +50

      Given that you're holding a pistol in your profile photo, it seems you know of what you speak of, kind sir 😂

    • @symmetrymilton4542
      @symmetrymilton4542 Рік тому +31

      A girl worth fighting for, just not dying for.

    • @mustardbiscuits9750
      @mustardbiscuits9750 Рік тому +160

      @@symmetrymilton4542 Yeah and when you die for her, she finds herself someone else within a year lol

    • @gen.tucker6024
      @gen.tucker6024 Рік тому +36

      @@mustardbiscuits9750 Yes, love is rarely as serious as it seems, a bit like life itself

    • @roberthendrix6521
      @roberthendrix6521 Рік тому +5

      ​@@symmetrymilton4542 either for me maybe back then but not the woman of today your shot dead and she still sleeps around

  • @tzyijiang9884
    @tzyijiang9884 Рік тому +1438

    A joke that I read somewhere.
    A young husband came home from a long travel abroad to find his best friend in bed with his beloved wife. He reproached his friend for such heinous act but his friend said he was the one the woman really loves and that the husband should concede. Enraged, the husband challenged his best friend to a pistol duel in the living room and the friend accepted. Somehow, by the time they entered the living room they had calmed down and decided that it was not necessary to destroy their long term friendship over this. So they discussed and reached an agreement that they would each fire a shot into the ceiling and lay down on the floor. When the woman come to them, the first person she went to check would be the one she loves, and the other one should concede. When the woman heard the gun shots she rushed to the living room, stood at the entrance and saw both men laying there motionless. She then rushed back to the bedroom, stood in front of the closet and said,"Honey, you can come out now. They are both dead!"

    • @mee4062
      @mee4062 Рік тому +86

      Ouf... That's a good/bad one.

    • @Brother_K
      @Brother_K Рік тому +64

      Bro, where did the friend get hyenas? 💀💀💀💀

    • @ParisianWeetabix
      @ParisianWeetabix Рік тому +61

      plot twist: there was a mirror on the closet and she was telling herself to come out of the closet bcos all along she was really a lesbian

    • @MLBlue30
      @MLBlue30 Рік тому +12

      ​@@Brother_K Hehehe, I believe he was trying to say heinous. The joys of autocorrect.

    • @blackwatch4471
      @blackwatch4471 Рік тому

      Boomer humer jeez

  • @saintpaul9012
    @saintpaul9012 Рік тому +113

    The surgeon Robert Liston was a very importantman. He invented the Liston knife, a surgical knife used for amputation. It increased the chance of survival drastically.

    • @HistoryDose
      @HistoryDose  Рік тому +43

      He was also about a year out from pioneering general anesthetic. Seton missed the boat on that one. The famed Joseph Lister was also one of his students!

    • @JoeRogansForehead
      @JoeRogansForehead Місяць тому

      He also killed 3 people during an operation.
      The patient , the assistant surgeon who he accidentally cut while working fast and a person in the audience who saw it all happen.

  • @bagel3703
    @bagel3703 Рік тому +3842

    Hawkey was a real one.

  • @camquest6108
    @camquest6108 Рік тому +2930

    This man said “I’m off to France” after bodying a dude who tried to get with his girl. That’s sone cold shit 😂😭

    • @sanfayyaad
      @sanfayyaad Рік тому +144

      That's such a badass one liner.

    • @DrCruel
      @DrCruel Рік тому +78

      A Royal Marine is muscle for the Crown. One would expect no less.

    • @RideAcrossTheRiver
      @RideAcrossTheRiver Рік тому +18

      He was attempting to evade arrest like the coward he was.

    • @DrCruel
      @DrCruel Рік тому +104

      @@RideAcrossTheRiver Wished you'd lived in Paris at the time, and I could read what happened to you after you said that to his face. That would be some funny shit.

    • @RideAcrossTheRiver
      @RideAcrossTheRiver Рік тому +10

      @@DrCruel He ran off to evade arrest. I'm sure you'd do the same.

  • @isaacquirivan6093
    @isaacquirivan6093 Рік тому +8116

    Isabella was the true villain in all of this.

    • @halla7328
      @halla7328 Рік тому +82

      How?

    • @_claymore
      @_claymore Рік тому +962

      it's kinda wild that a man would rather duel another man in an attempt to "keep" his wife than just accepting that his wife is unfaithful (& also to blame) and moves on.

    • @Arkaelis
      @Arkaelis Рік тому +213

      @@halla7328 Seeing how Isabella separated from her husband later in life, Isaac probably means she should have separated from him much earlier if she really did fancy other men
      Not that this takes any blame from Mr. Hawkey
      People just don't like cheaters is all

    • @rustyshackleford8473
      @rustyshackleford8473 Рік тому +191

      ​@@halla7328 because she was a 304 who couldn't be loyal to her man?

    • @twonumber22
      @twonumber22 Рік тому +6

      No choice but to stan

  • @mandolinic
    @mandolinic Рік тому +309

    She offered her honour
    He honoured her offer
    And all night long, he was honour and offer.

  • @Tim_the_Enchanter
    @Tim_the_Enchanter Рік тому +113

    "Visiting her at her residence while her husband was away on duty."
    Some things never change.

    • @Daniel-san-86
      @Daniel-san-86 9 місяців тому +10

      Jody has been around for a long time

    • @archclement2902
      @archclement2902 8 місяців тому

      @@Daniel-san-86 Jody Jody six foot four, he ain't never been beat before.

  • @kevinvelado9907
    @kevinvelado9907 Рік тому +1940

    Can't wait for them to tell me in the most grim voice possible of how Lincoln dueled hundred of Vampires two hours before he became president.

    • @strawmonkey9944
      @strawmonkey9944 Рік тому +55

      Yea I wonder if they’re gonna get into lincolns werewolf lore

    • @costlesssquash
      @costlesssquash Рік тому +18

      Or an even bigger lie: Lincoln abolished slavery. LoL. History really is "his story"

    • @residentelect
      @residentelect Рік тому +16

      ​@@strawmonkey9944
      I never knew Honest Abe could swing a hammer like that till I watched that documentary movie...

    • @cyanideinmycereal1077
      @cyanideinmycereal1077 Рік тому +17

      @@costlesssquash Damn leftist conspiracies even here?

    • @twonumber22
      @twonumber22 Рік тому +42

      @@cyanideinmycereal1077 That's a conservative talking point, not a leftist one.

  • @caseybuentello
    @caseybuentello Рік тому +792

    Hawkey was as "on sight" as it gets. Or for that time period it was probably, "Upon thine presence!"

    • @titusjuventiuscelsus9758
      @titusjuventiuscelsus9758 Рік тому +3

      More like "Next time I see you"

    • @راميالبنّى-ك4ذ
      @راميالبنّى-ك4ذ Рік тому +5

      It wasn't on sight though Hawkey let Seton slide multiple times before challenging him to a duel

    • @baerlauchstal
      @baerlauchstal Рік тому +8

      It was the mid-nineteenth century, Casey, not the bloody sixteenth. Queen Victoria was on the throne. England had a substantial and rapidly growing railway network. Darwin was working on the Origin of Species. That very year saw the launch of the SS Great Britain, an iron-built steam liner able to complete the transatlantic crossing in two weeks.
      This was the industrial era; the beginning of modernity. Nobody said "Upon thine presence!"

    • @titusjuventiuscelsus9758
      @titusjuventiuscelsus9758 Рік тому +1

      @@baerlauchstal Well said

    • @Robothuck
      @Robothuck Рік тому +5

      @@baerlauchstal it was just a joke lol put your encyclopedia away

  • @Admiralofthedeeps
    @Admiralofthedeeps Рік тому +660

    Duels were so prevalent in eighteenth century Ireland that the country was described as being "knee deep in blood." They were hugely problematic as they often got way out of hand and were fought over the smallest infractions. James Kelly's 'That damn thing called honor' is a fantastic book on it.

    • @scottdodge6979
      @scottdodge6979 Рік тому +12

      Can confirm, that is a fantastic read

    • @mikedevaney3507
      @mikedevaney3507 Рік тому +4

      I will absolutely look into this book...thank you!

    • @Admiralofthedeeps
      @Admiralofthedeeps Рік тому +4

      @mike devaney absolutely do, I used it as part of a thesis a few years ago and can confirm there is no more comprehensive study on duelling in Ireland.

    • @rustomkanishka
      @rustomkanishka Рік тому +7

      Dunno if checked out the face on otto skorzensky. The German upper classes would form fencing clubs for young men, and some would end up with cut up faces. It was considered a badge of honour.

    • @mikedevaney3507
      @mikedevaney3507 Рік тому

      @@Admiralofthedeeps absolutely thanks for the shout!

  • @exiszentriker2952
    @exiszentriker2952 Рік тому +114

    fun fact: There are still pistol duels taking place in hungary with austrian university students. But in germany and most of austria since the 19th century we switched to swords with a tight set of rules that make fatal injuries almost impossible. But if you are seeing a german with a scar in his face there is a high chance that he dueled before.

    • @christianoliver1942
      @christianoliver1942 Рік тому +7

      Heidelberg scar

    • @exiszentriker2952
      @exiszentriker2952 Рік тому +4

      @@christianoliver1942 Exactly, I even live in Heidelberg, but still without a scar ;)

    • @Bubbles99718
      @Bubbles99718 Рік тому

      So that would be the moron of the group

    • @rustomkanishka
      @rustomkanishka 11 місяців тому +2

      Is this the same thing or in any way similar to the mensur scars?

    • @exiszentriker2952
      @exiszentriker2952 11 місяців тому +4

      @@rustomkanishka Yes it's from the mensur.

  • @childofnewlight
    @childofnewlight Рік тому +60

    I finished listening to "The Count of Monte Cristo" a couple of weeks back, and Alexandre Dumas captures the particulars of duels in great detail and accuracy. Of course, Dumas was a contemporary, or would have known those who were. Still, word for word, your retelling of the event matches the culture represented in the book to the letter. There is even a situation in the book where someone tries to duel someone who has no interest, and to provoke them into it, attempts to insult them publicly to force their hand.

    • @whitemountain_
      @whitemountain_ Рік тому +3

      I'm reading the book right now as well! Damn fine bit of literature if I do say so myself, no wonder it's a classic

    • @Lycearin
      @Lycearin Рік тому

      Which edition are you reading?

  • @johnletters6048
    @johnletters6048 Рік тому +293

    "im off to France" after shooting some is absolutely one of the hardest lines ever

    • @angrydragonslayer
      @angrydragonslayer Рік тому +3

      I would rather hang than go to france at that time....
      And i feel like i'd probably hang if i went there now.... I've shared the expensive watch meme a few too many times

  • @JoshuaKimbrough
    @JoshuaKimbrough Рік тому +209

    Isabella was 4 da streetz

    • @TonyMezaXD
      @TonyMezaXD Рік тому +2

      😂

    • @andrewternet8370
      @andrewternet8370 Рік тому +23

      Srs tho she got like 3 men killed fr fr

    • @chico9805
      @chico9805 Рік тому +30

      The more things change, the more women stay the same.

    • @spicytrash4981
      @spicytrash4981 Рік тому +1

      ​@@chico9805 Ain't been touched my dude?

    • @chico9805
      @chico9805 Рік тому +46

      @@spicytrash4981 No, I haven't been touched by my uncle. Shame the same can't be said for you.

  • @Monkeybis
    @Monkeybis Рік тому +426

    As a serving royal marine commando I’d like to thank you of sharing Hawkey’s story I hadn’t heard it before and I doubt many people within the Royal Marines have. Nonetheless it’s very informative and it’d be great if you looked deeper into the Royal Marines history for a future video or something. Thanks

    • @helpimstuck9410
      @helpimstuck9410 Рік тому +15

      Also a serving Royal Marine and I fully agree. Brilliant channel and the corps has so much history which would fit these videos perfectly.

    • @zachwilkins3062
      @zachwilkins3062 Рік тому +9

      Thank you for your service gentlemen.

    • @kane357lynch
      @kane357lynch Рік тому +4

      Are all royal marines commandos?
      I was told that marines are considered special forces in some nato countries because unlike US marines, other marines focus on beach raiding still

    • @kane357lynch
      @kane357lynch Рік тому +1

      Anyways correct me where I'm wrong.

    • @kane357lynch
      @kane357lynch Рік тому

      @@helpimstuck9410 realized I should have @u

  • @letour32rr
    @letour32rr Рік тому +37

    Jody is one of the constants of military life through the ages.

  • @EXPHunterForce
    @EXPHunterForce Рік тому +36

    This art is amazing! The one of the duel in front of the shadowed buildings gave me chills.

  • @YourBlackLocal
    @YourBlackLocal Рік тому +2107

    Pray you don’t find a woman like Isabella.
    Stay safe out there kings.

    • @spicytrash4981
      @spicytrash4981 Рік тому +8

      Cope.

    • @LostPilgrim
      @LostPilgrim Рік тому +166

      @@spicytrash4981 What does that even mean in this context

    • @AlbertBasedman
      @AlbertBasedman Рік тому

      @@LostPilgrim He’s a cuck and he’s telling us all to cope because his wife gets used by 10 men on the nightly while we refuse to date someone like her.

    • @areaxisthegurkha
      @areaxisthegurkha Рік тому +177

      @@LostPilgrim he's probably a kid who recently discovered the word.

    • @windowsxp9120
      @windowsxp9120 Рік тому

      @@spicytrash4981 you belong to the streets, we can tell.

  • @ootown
    @ootown Рік тому +375

    Yet another wonderful, informative story that would have otherwise never been beknownst to me. The narration and story telling is truly exceptional, dare I say masterful; no other channel immerses me in a tale the way that History Dose does and I must give credit where credit is due. Let us hope that this, and all future videos, will thrive on UA-cam's algorithm in spite of unwarranted demonization and age restriction.

  • @dustingrenko5390
    @dustingrenko5390 Рік тому +879

    RIP Sir Hawkey, a man of honor until the end.

    • @boarbot7829
      @boarbot7829 Рік тому +33

      How? He was clearly violent and lacked any self control.

    • @catmixer4450
      @catmixer4450 Рік тому +92

      @@boarbot7829 Not really but alright

    • @acidkettle4303
      @acidkettle4303 Рік тому +1

      @@boarbot7829 You'll let your time run out before you fight for something you believe in, you are a coward

    • @Adam-kf6lr
      @Adam-kf6lr Рік тому

      Nowadays society celebrates the Cuck Norrises

    • @toomeyeh1
      @toomeyeh1 Рік тому +76

      ​@@boarbot7829 "lacked any self control" Bruh how do people like you make internet comments on a different time with people you don't know with such authority/certainty😂 that behavior is so wild.

  • @bonefetcherbrimley7740
    @bonefetcherbrimley7740 Рік тому +24

    7:47 I like how the dramatic, elegant music just cuts off as the narrator is like: "Ey yo, he beat the dog shit outta his ass with a stick."

  • @petebeatminister
    @petebeatminister Рік тому +11

    Interesting story. But be careful with tungsten carbide rings - they can become a real problem. If you hurt your hand and the finger swells, its really difficult to get the ring off. That can complicate the treatment.

  • @AegisKynareth
    @AegisKynareth Рік тому +127

    Never stop making these. These stories you've told I've fallen in love with. You give glimpses at history and humanize them to become relatable and easier to gain a perspective to how things really were back in those times. You've found your niche, never leave it dear sir.

  • @JohnSmith-nh2te
    @JohnSmith-nh2te Рік тому +20

    the motif used in Barry Lyndon right as they continue to duel is a nice touch

  • @TheBornGamer
    @TheBornGamer Рік тому +104

    This is the perfect video. I've just finished reading The Count Of Monte Cristo, and always wondered what duels would be like in those times. Thank you!

    • @HistoryDose
      @HistoryDose  Рік тому +40

      France actually continued using swords for duels throughout the 19th century! If you like the Count of Monte Cristo, check out our video on the author Alexandre Dumas’ father, Thomas-Alexandre Dumas

    • @sloaiza81
      @sloaiza81 Рік тому +1

      great book!

    • @TheBornGamer
      @TheBornGamer Рік тому +11

      @@HistoryDose Thank you for your reply, I believe the did, and like England I believe it was illegal(ish) too? Your video on Thomas Dumas IS the reason I read the Count of Monte Cristo, I've been subbed for a while now.

    • @Dive2005
      @Dive2005 Рік тому +1

      Read/watch "The Duelists/The Duel" if you haven't already and find the subject interesting

    • @TheBornGamer
      @TheBornGamer Рік тому

      @@Dive2005 I wish you had been here a few days ago, just started Crime and Punishment, will read that after. Thanks!

  • @GedMaybury23
    @GedMaybury23 Рік тому +9

    Extremely well done. The graphics were stunning, the voice over carried the perfect level of 'gravitas' and 'horror-chord'. Impressed!

  • @TaterChip91
    @TaterChip91 Рік тому +6

    Confederate Civil War soldier Sam Watkins wrote in his book "Company Aytch" of a duel he witnessed during the war. He described the scene as the Confederate and Federal armies were camped on opposite banks of a fairly short river. Conversations between the two sides were common and normally friendly, but a Union soldier began to mock the president of the Confederacy decision of removing a beloved General of command and replacing him with a man of much less popularity. Soon a heated argument broke out between the Union soldier and a man who was with Sam at the time, the Confederates calling him a liar without honor. Eventually, a duel was agreed upon, if both sides agreed to let the situation be played out between only the 2 men without any other interference. The 2 men had stepped out into the open, each armed with their rifles (which were pretty much the exact same) and waited for the command to begin. Once the order of "FIRE!" was shouted, both men began to fire away. Both men were able to load and shoot 7 times before the Federal soldier shot the Confederate in the chest and hitting the man heart, killing him instantly. Sam described the moment as, "the poor confederate was dead before his body hit the ground."

  • @kilovwdude6457
    @kilovwdude6457 Рік тому +204

    "I'm off to France" what a baller

    • @joesephjoestar4449
      @joesephjoestar4449 Рік тому +11

      19th century way of saying "Aight imma head out"

    • @dishonoredundead
      @dishonoredundead Рік тому +14

      @@joesephjoestar4449 No, I think it's more the noble's/rich kid equivalent of saying 'I'm gonna go hide at my uncles house". He fled, he just had money to do it so it sounded cooler. Like if Elon Musk hit someone with his car and then announced "I'm off to the moon", it's not because he's gangster, it's because he's running away... with a lot of money.

    • @randymagnum143
      @randymagnum143 Рік тому +4

      ​@@dishonoredundead idk, sounds pretty fking cool. And Elon would go to Mars. The moon is for losers, like Richard Branson.

    • @spongebota.i.selfawarepant4780
      @spongebota.i.selfawarepant4780 Рік тому +2

      @@dishonoredundead To be fair would Elon willingly face death and then ask for another roll of the dice?

    • @CasabaHowitzer
      @CasabaHowitzer 8 місяців тому

      @@randymagnum143
      > Elon would go to Mars.
      Well I'm sure he'd like to, but it seems he really can't.

  • @StratPlays
    @StratPlays Рік тому +11

    This is the 3rd time I'm watching this in less than a day - as someone who exclusively listens to classical music, your music selection is *cheff's kiss* perfection!

    • @HistoryDose
      @HistoryDose  Рік тому +6

      Maybe we should compile a soundtrack for this one!

    • @BrandonFriez
      @BrandonFriez Рік тому

      @@HistoryDose Absolutely!

    • @Kellethorn
      @Kellethorn Рік тому

      That's pretty sad, tbh.

  • @lukeabraham8781
    @lukeabraham8781 Рік тому +13

    You genuinely make the best historical videos on UA-cam. The way you tell these stories and make use of audio and visual stimuli is amazing. Genuinely have me so engaged in things I wouldn’t otherwise.

  • @Speedrtr
    @Speedrtr Рік тому +7

    This 'over the shoulder' depiction at 5:10 is magnificent.
    Joseph is a truly outstanding.
    The moment I have enough saved, I shall buy several prints. I hope this will be one.

  • @coryhooper8895
    @coryhooper8895 Рік тому +12

    i really appreciate the sharp shift from melodrama to anti-climactic bluntness between 7:40 and 7:51, probably my favorite bit

  • @Carter.Allen02
    @Carter.Allen02 Рік тому +52

    This was a really cool episode I really enjoyed learning more about how these duels worked and how they viewed it back then ! Thanks for the info and time

  • @jdjohnston1960
    @jdjohnston1960 Рік тому +27

    The tyranny of beauty once again left a trail of broken hearts, dreams and lives in its wake.

  • @Njofrekk
    @Njofrekk Рік тому +109

    I wonder if poor Seton fellow thought that Isabella was worth all the pain and misery he endured in the last days of his life.

    • @kaptenlemper
      @kaptenlemper Рік тому +54

      Seton lived the last moments of his life as the living embodiment of "fuck around and find out".

    • @georgedoorley5628
      @georgedoorley5628 Рік тому +4

      @@kaptenlemper or as they say around here ..........dying for a ride .............!

    • @mynameislenny2441
      @mynameislenny2441 Рік тому +1

      @@georgedoorley5628 Rode rage.

    • @5000rgb
      @5000rgb Рік тому

      Yes, that was a truly horrific way to die.

    • @rhysnichols8608
      @rhysnichols8608 Рік тому

      Wdym ‘ poor seaton’ ? He actively tried to take another mans wife and acted like a true dickhead. He had it coming

  • @GraniteStateofMind
    @GraniteStateofMind Рік тому +4

    That short pause directly followed by “Hawkey beat him with a cane.” was absolute comedy gold

  • @RovanRS
    @RovanRS Рік тому +51

    7:23 That was the last *fatal* duel. The last and final duel on English soil took place on 17 february 1946 between two Polish officers. They used sabres and nobody died although one was wounded.

    • @noblestsavage1742
      @noblestsavage1742 Рік тому +23

      Non fatal duels still occur, but they usually use fists.

    • @the_Overture
      @the_Overture Рік тому +8

      @@noblestsavage1742 Well if you consider ordinary fights duels, then the most recent fatal one would probably be within the past 10 minutes

    • @ICantThinkOfAFunnyHandle
      @ICantThinkOfAFunnyHandle Рік тому +4

      @@the_Overture Does somebody getting shanked in the gut in london count as a saber duel?

    • @Simon-xi7lb
      @Simon-xi7lb Рік тому +2

      @@ICantThinkOfAFunnyHandle I'm not sure it counts as a sabre just because a turk's wielding it, at the very least

    • @CataciousAmogusevic
      @CataciousAmogusevic Рік тому

      we aren't the ones doing the shankings at london lol@@Simon-xi7lb

  • @camquest6108
    @camquest6108 Рік тому +83

    A threat by horsewhipping would have me disheveled and taken aback as well. I can concur Sir Seton’s actions as measurable 🤵🏽‍♂️

    • @sburns2421
      @sburns2421 Рік тому +19

      horsewhipping sounds unpleasant but is a distant second to dying of sepsis after suffering in agony for two weeks.

    • @brucetucker4847
      @brucetucker4847 Рік тому +6

      @@sburns2421 But MUCH more dishonourable. No gentleman could allow such a threat to go unanswered, let alone allow it to be carried out.

    • @JanBruunAndersen
      @JanBruunAndersen Рік тому +3

      ​@@brucetucker4847- then I guess I am not a gentleman. I would not have ignored the threat, though. I would have informed the local authorities and Mr. Hawkeys superior of the illegal threat being made to my person. And then I would laugh my ass of as he was stripped of his colours for conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman, and I would buy a ring for Isabella with the restitution money from the legal case.
      As it is often said, revenge is a dish best server icy cold.

    • @brucetucker4847
      @brucetucker4847 Рік тому

      @@JanBruunAndersen I was talking about the social norms of that day. Today we have a very different concept of what it means to be a gentleman.

    • @JanBruunAndersen
      @JanBruunAndersen Рік тому

      @@brucetucker4847 - I have tried hard to never be a slave or a submissive to society's social norms. I am not entirely sure if it was because I never managed to fit in, or because I instinctively rejected the call to adapt in order to fit in with the crowd. Either way, I wear my badge as a misfit with pride these days.

  • @blususpect
    @blususpect Рік тому +13

    The mix of the art & narration of first hand accounts truly make this channel special! Absolutely love history!

  • @DavidCurryFilms
    @DavidCurryFilms Рік тому +4

    Handels "Sarabande" as used in the duelling scenes of the film Barry Lyndon🌹(1975) Beautiful film.

  • @danielduncan6806
    @danielduncan6806 Рік тому +3

    I have often called for the return of the pistol duel.

  • @nickyp1435
    @nickyp1435 Рік тому +10

    Man the art in your videos keeps me coming back. Really beautiful. Makes for incredible visual accompaniment in contrast to regular history channels.

  • @boxybob6976
    @boxybob6976 Рік тому +9

    I be at the crib doing backflips and somersaults when this damn channel uploads

  • @dansmith4174
    @dansmith4174 Рік тому +5

    It's one of the few channels where I liked a video before I even watched it and never got disappointed.

  • @WillieFungo
    @WillieFungo Рік тому +7

    Dueling = simps deleting each other over women who dont love them.

    • @clarenceorozco5300
      @clarenceorozco5300 Місяць тому

      That's no what dueling was all about,it was about finding satisfaction

  • @clivematthews95
    @clivematthews95 Рік тому +1

    It’s so awesome to put a face to the really eloquent voice that narrates so expertly 😊

  • @dajackas8396
    @dajackas8396 Рік тому +23

    And then he beat him with a cane 😂😂 found that part hilarious

  • @SanchitC
    @SanchitC Рік тому +24

    I can’t wait to hear how my intestines would have been blasted out of my body through a foot wide hole in my abdomen because my friend and I both liked the same girl

  • @Snurgel
    @Snurgel Рік тому +24

    *CRIMINALLY* underrated channel.
    literally some of the best history content coming out on YT

    • @SMGJohn
      @SMGJohn Рік тому

      Lucas Conner - _sucky sucky sucky_

  • @xhappybunnyx
    @xhappybunnyx Рік тому

    Joseph Feely is going OFF on these freaking images... legitimately the first time i've stopped what i was watching to scroll down to the credits

  • @hollowharbor
    @hollowharbor Рік тому +9

    these videos are always amazing. the only problem i have is that ive seen them all and want even more lol. the art, reading, writing, and editing always has me captivated.

  • @AyubuKK
    @AyubuKK Рік тому +41

    Jesus, man. Henry got done dirty.

  • @benlincoln7358
    @benlincoln7358 Рік тому +32

    Another great video. I LOVE the variety of your vids; your knowledge and insight on the subjects you present truly span time, distance, and culture. Keep it up brotha!!

    • @HistoryDose
      @HistoryDose  Рік тому +5

      Thanks! I try to keep the catalog varied!

  • @PeterDuncan-pj4qf
    @PeterDuncan-pj4qf Рік тому +10

    This might be my favorite channel. It's interesting and motivating in my career. I would love to see a video on the First Special Service Force in WW2 Italy. True Rambo guys, and not well known.

  • @thijsjong
    @thijsjong Рік тому +13

    The woman who caused the dispute was delighted by the men fighting over her.

  • @Foggymist399
    @Foggymist399 Рік тому +1

    I can’t lie as scary as it is to imagine being in one. Certainly one of the coolest ways of settling beef.

  • @Strat-Guides
    @Strat-Guides Рік тому +21

    I really hope you guys don't get demonetized on this one. As soon as I saw the decapitation, I thought "oh no, don't do it UA-cam!"
    Amazing video as always (especially the ones involving muskets and baroque music!)

    • @flintsky7706
      @flintsky7706 Рік тому

      Oh shut up. It’s people like YOU that get channels demonetized. Making a big deal about some mild gore? There are videos on youtube containing graphic nudity and even child pornography. Shut the hell up.

    • @Strat-Guides
      @Strat-Guides Рік тому +1

      @@flintsky7706 Rofl you are way off on this one - I run a couple channels and deal with this stuff as well. I watch every single video these guys put out and turn off ad blocker so they get revenue from it. I say that to them as a fellow creator, not as someone complaining about gore. My videos include blood, violence and gore and I understand what it means when you spend 100+ hours on a project only to have YT demonetize it. Take a step back, take a deep breath, chill out and understand I'm on their side 100%. Or don't, IDGAF
      *For some context, they removed their comment*

    • @HistoryDose
      @HistoryDose  Рік тому +10

      Strat, you are obviously repulsed by any description of violence, which is why you like History Dose and all of its 100% family-friendly content :)
      P.S. thanks!!

    • @Strat-Guides
      @Strat-Guides Рік тому +2

      @@HistoryDose lol it's why I built a channel about a game where is common to cut people's heads off with an executioners axe by the dozens :p
      But seriously, I hope you guys are making the money you deserve.

    • @TRVVPER
      @TRVVPER Рік тому +3

      Ur everywhere 😂

  • @senigunner
    @senigunner Рік тому +5

    Using music from Barry Lyndon was so fitting. Great choice

  • @astalepotato3011
    @astalepotato3011 Рік тому +10

    Another incredible video as always that really captures an interesting and unknown story, these videos are genuinely perfect. The narration, the storytelling, and the visuals are just flawless. I don't know if you take requests but I would love to see a video about the pirate queen Zheng Yi Sao in the future, I think it would be amazing to see in your style.
    Thank you for what you do.

  • @crackcobaine
    @crackcobaine Рік тому +1

    we should bring these back

  • @lucianene7741
    @lucianene7741 9 місяців тому

    I like the commentary, elegant and restrained, it really gives you a sense of the epoch. Thumbs up Mister, you're doing a great job!

    • @HistoryDose
      @HistoryDose  9 місяців тому +1

      Thanks! I always try to write in a style that compliments the subject matter.

  • @jab5498
    @jab5498 Рік тому +7

    Is it me or does Seeton and Hawkey seem reminiscent of Pierres duel with Dolokhov in War and Peace

    • @Jomi91
      @Jomi91 Рік тому

      There's a film called The Duel, apparently well regarded.

  • @DavidGossettMusic
    @DavidGossettMusic Рік тому +3

    *duel commences*
    "I'm off to France"
    *refuses to elaborate*
    Isabella: "NEXT!"

  • @joemama-bu5ue
    @joemama-bu5ue Рік тому +7

    That's some insane good story telling. Incredible work!

  • @FallopiumFilms
    @FallopiumFilms Рік тому +1

    The Barry Lyndon music really brings it together. Well done

  • @johndoyle4723
    @johndoyle4723 Рік тому +1

    Thanks, I understand duels with pistols were often fought at even closer ranges, sometimes both duelists simply fired in the air, and honour was satisfied.

  • @mosubekore78
    @mosubekore78 Рік тому +3

    Would love to see how you make videos like this behind the scene. Really love the style.

  • @cjthebeesknees
    @cjthebeesknees Рік тому +30

    Isabella belonged to the cobblestoned streets.

  • @pietro4772
    @pietro4772 Рік тому +3

    Only defend the honour of someone whose honour is worth defending.
    - Napo Orso Capo.

  • @KnightTechStudios
    @KnightTechStudios Рік тому +2

    "Scoundrel?" Oh, I fear my tears shall stain my petticoat!

  • @marcinkotlarz7512
    @marcinkotlarz7512 8 місяців тому +1

    I think the elegant smallsword would be the best weapon for defending your life in a duel (or, at least, for selling it costly if you were fatally stabbed).

  • @Dougfrilled
    @Dougfrilled Рік тому +4

    You would have to be a man of true conviction to stand your ground in a duel especially knowing likelihood of a slow, agonizing death. That said I believe living as an honest man would be the better measure.

  • @cyanideinmycereal1077
    @cyanideinmycereal1077 Рік тому +11

    Tfw you can’t strike down a ruffian for the honor of your slain father in a trial by combat in 2023.
    Why even live.

  • @oldfrend
    @oldfrend Рік тому +38

    who does your art? it's exceptional. like, way better than a medium size youtube channel has any right to be. also can you do the last sword duel?

    • @MrGTstorm
      @MrGTstorm Рік тому +2

      It’s probably AI generated

    • @TheCrayon
      @TheCrayon Рік тому +20

      ​​@@MrGTstorm
      I believe his brother does the artwork, actually.
      Edit: I was correct, Joseph Freely is the artist. You can find links to his website in the description

    • @paul6618
      @paul6618 Рік тому

      @@MrGTstorm it's not AI. They are brothers who run the channel. One is a history major and the other is an art major so one paints and the other narrates.

  • @alexmartin4772
    @alexmartin4772 Рік тому +1

    Cool video. Hawkey and seaton's duel is truly an interesting subject when talking about dueling. I never knew about this infamous duel until now, so thank you for this history! 😊

  • @louisc6687
    @louisc6687 11 місяців тому

    Duel is the highest honor to partac, it is the materialisation of your bravery over your opinions and actions

  • @kaybevang536
    @kaybevang536 Рік тому +5

    I love your medieval vids like the Viking Hardrada and Mongol vids I want to see more of this especially I hope you do a battle of Thermopylae video or a Oda Nobunaga video and a Timrurid video the sacking of Delhi

  • @Thorum
    @Thorum Рік тому +7

    We make the best rings. Duel me.

  • @nonyabeeznuss304
    @nonyabeeznuss304 Рік тому +4

    irl, most people who got shot back then didn't die quickly. Bullets were very low velocity and people who got shot usually lingered around suffering before they finally died an agonizing death from sepsis or internal hemorrhage.

    • @DennisNeijmeijer
      @DennisNeijmeijer Рік тому +7

      As was tradition

    • @johnnyvivic8730
      @johnnyvivic8730 Рік тому

      Was your comment made to refute what happened in the story? Because that's exactly what happened to the guy.

    • @marcinkotlarz7512
      @marcinkotlarz7512 8 місяців тому

      Exactly, in some cases, both of them died later. Even an already dying guy could shoot his opponent back, and make him expire the next day.... It was believed that if you still had the right to shoot, you were supposed to take your opponent with you. Many duelists even made up their minds to resolutely respond with fire without hesitation, to not be confused in the event of suffering their own agony after being hit....

    • @marcinkotlarz7512
      @marcinkotlarz7512 8 місяців тому

      @@DennisNeijmeijer Sure, custom dictated that you should return fire as long as you still had the right to shoot and were still able to aim at the opponent... At short distances, even those who were already dying sometimes hit their opponents in the last seconds.

  • @welshpete12
    @welshpete12 Рік тому +1

    There was a duel in Paris in about 1955 with swords . I remember reading it in a French newspaper . No one was killed, but one had his arm sliced open .

  • @isbestlizard
    @isbestlizard Рік тому +1

    Nice jury nullification! Not even leaving the jury box just going 'nope, not happening'

  • @pughoneycutt1986
    @pughoneycutt1986 Рік тому +4

    Duels happen all the time, I knew a man who fought 2 duels in the 1970s, killing his opponent both times. The district attorney charged him with 1st degree murder both times, and the jury found him not guilty because his opponent had a gun and was shooting at him. I've always wondered if the d.a. was so consumed with hate that he didn't realize he couldn't get a conviction or really approved of the result that he deliberately over charged so the defendant would walk.had the charge been dueling there would have been no chance of being acquitted.

    • @mda1218
      @mda1218 9 місяців тому

      best man cooled opponent’s balls

    • @marcinkotlarz7512
      @marcinkotlarz7512 8 місяців тому

      Before WWII in Europe, duels were tolerated especially among military officers.... Military courts were very lenient in these matters. In the majority of duels, however, nobody was killed. Only sometimes one of the guys was killed or mortally wounded....And, in rare cases, both guys: having already been fatally hit, it was difficult to hit the opponent in response (although being still able to aim the target, you could try to reciprocate, without any embarrassment)

  • @angercatalyst
    @angercatalyst Рік тому +36

    I can already tell this one is going to be a banger.

  • @AngloSaxonWheatFarmer
    @AngloSaxonWheatFarmer Рік тому +4

    > Catches wife talking with another man
    > challenges to a duel, (he refuses)
    > proceed to beat him until he accepts.
    > Fatally shoots him
    > “I’m off to france” refuses to elaborate
    > Leaves

  • @alternativewalls4988
    @alternativewalls4988 Рік тому +3

    The involvement of Robert Liston himself in this story really surprised me

  • @kevinle5460
    @kevinle5460 Рік тому +2

    the movie the Duellists is amazing and a must see!

  • @jakehart-kirby5401
    @jakehart-kirby5401 Рік тому +2

    Never test the courage of a man who comes strapped with a pair of hair trigger pistols of fine workmanship

  • @mrmark974
    @mrmark974 Рік тому +6

    Please do videos on Mongol conquests.♥️♥️❤️❤️

  • @benitoharrycollmann132
    @benitoharrycollmann132 Рік тому +5

    I'm amazed at the lack of repercussions that would accompany these duels. Didn't Andrew Jackson infamously shoot and kill Charles Dickinson in a duel in 1806, and then win the presidency in 1829?

    • @scottdodge6979
      @scottdodge6979 Рік тому +4

      Jackson did indeed. The man was wild, he damn near clubbed a man to death with his cane at 67 years old.

    • @thrillrtflc
      @thrillrtflc Рік тому

      @@scottdodge6979 Heh. The guy had it coming. You pull a gun on a guy like Andrew Jackson, you better kill him.

  • @BHuang92
    @BHuang92 Рік тому +36

    All the more amazing that Andrew Jackson was said to survived 100 pistol duels!

    • @gottliebdee263
      @gottliebdee263 Рік тому +15

      Yah, shame that.

    • @kadeolsen8202
      @kadeolsen8202 Рік тому +3

      @@gottliebdee263 Andrew Jackson was awesome.

    • @Bluebelle51
      @Bluebelle51 Рік тому +9

      @@kadeolsen8202 no he wasn't
      he was an angry and bitter man who delighted in genocide

    • @LostPilgrim
      @LostPilgrim Рік тому +14

      @@Bluebelle51 It's possible to be both. From what little I know of Andrew Jackson's politics, many of his views and policies aged poorly and were controversial and vilified even in their time. But I think everyone from that era acknowledges he was an absolute force of nature and had an insane level of character, personality, will, and drive, to the point where he as a figure absolutely dominated US political discussion for a generation (hence the phrase "Jacksonian"). He was a man of exceptional capacity and achievement, even if he used that capacity to poor ends.

    • @furioussherman7265
      @furioussherman7265 Рік тому +4

      @@kadeolsen8202 Frothing, genocidal racists are the furthest possible thing from "awesome."

  • @Prometheus7272
    @Prometheus7272 Рік тому +1

    "A code of honor, by which all were called upon, nay, compelled to measure their actions, unless the individual was prepared to sacrifice all that made his life worth having"

  • @Drew791
    @Drew791 Рік тому

    7:48 that sudden music cut and the subsequent impact sound effects actually made me laugh out loud

  • @scottdelong1
    @scottdelong1 Рік тому +43

    Wow. Isabella was the true villain in this story.

  • @WizGallorado
    @WizGallorado Рік тому +24

    Duels still exist today in America. Their usually done in run down neighborhoods with glock switches and Dracos.

    • @synchc
      @synchc Рік тому +12

      You're mistaking duels for attempted murders and murders. If the aggrieved party in the modern scenario was told he could enter a small room with his antagonist, both armed with pistols, neither party leaving until both had a fair turn at the other, I doubt he'd be as keen.

    • @RIFFRAFF104
      @RIFFRAFF104 Рік тому +2

      @@synchc You write well.

    • @badraccoon333
      @badraccoon333 Рік тому +2

      @@synchc you would be surprised. The ghettos very much operates like old England here... except that since violence is harshly punished, it's faster, random, and takes the form of urban guerilla warfare.
      But honor.... yeah, street honor is a real thing. I came from that environment. If you don't fight back, people see you as weak... a target to be taken advantage of. You then have two choices: fight back, violently, or stay in the house the rest of your life.

    • @WizGallorado
      @WizGallorado Рік тому

      @@synchc nah someone like King Von or YNW Melly would relish at the opportunity.

    • @synchc
      @synchc Рік тому

      @@badraccoon333 *"urban guerilla warfare."*
      Warfare against whom?
      *" two choices"*
      No.

  • @skycentipede74
    @skycentipede74 Рік тому +10

    “What is to be done? I have already on this account sent a fellow creature before his god, and am I to do it again?”
    Who was this guy

  • @evildestroyer6129
    @evildestroyer6129 Рік тому +2

    This is a perfect movie plot