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The Lizzie Bennet Diaries Intros: Episode 100!
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Topless dueling?
I know it’s a long text but it’s worth the read!
“The most intriguing duel fought between women, and the sole one that featured exposed breasts, took place in August 1892 in Verduz, the capitol of Liechtenstein, between Princess Pauline Metternich and the Countess Kielmannsegg. It has gone down in history as the first “emancipated duel” because all parties involved, including the principals and their seconds were female… Before the proceedings began, the baroness pointed out that many insignificant injuries in duels often became septic due to strips of clothing being driven into the wound by the point of a sword. To counter this danger she prudently suggested that both parties should fight stripped of any garments above the waist. Certainly, Baroness Lubinska was ahead of her time, taking an even more radical take on the (at the time) widely dismissed theories of British surgeon Joseph Lister, who in 1870 revolutionized surgical procedures with the introduction of antiseptic.
With the precautions Baroness Lubinska recommended, the topless women duelists were less likely to suffer from an infection; indeed, it was a smart idea to fight semiclad. Given the practicality of the baroness’ suggestion and the “emancipated” nature of the duel, it was agreed that the women would disrobe—after all, there would be no men present to ogle them. For the women, the decision to unbutton the tops of their dresses was not sexual; it was simply a way of preventing a duel of first blood from becoming a duel to the death.
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It is humorous that most recounts of this historic event fail to mention two important things: the winner of the duel (Princess Metternich) and the reason why the women came to arms in the first place—they disagreed over the floral arrangements for an upcoming musical exhibition.”
^ best part of the entire article.
You guys… I may have done a thing… where I bought a new copy of P&P and made it into Lizzie Bennet…
The introduction is filled with my favorite fan-made pics and instagrams of the perf cast being perf… it’s really long so I can’t really show it all to you.
The rest of the book filled with parallel-y-pictures and stuff and yes I have no life etc.
I guess this shows what an impact the webseries had on me? I’m gonna miss you guys so much. :’(
You guys… I may have done a thing… where I bought a new copy of P&P and made it into Lizzie Bennet…
The introduction is filled with my favorite fan-made pics and instagrams of the perf cast being perf… it’s really long so I can’t really show it all to you.
The rest of the book filled with parallel-y-pictures and stuff and yes I have no life etc.
I guess this shows what an impact the webseries had on me? I’m gonna miss you guys so much. :’(
If you don’t love British tv you’re wrong.
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npr:
nypl:
We’re speechless… and also curious whether we would ever be able to eat any of these cakes, let along cut into one of them. But, we want one anyway.
Of course, we also think that you should read the book while you eat its cake doppelganger, so why not visit NYPL’s online catalog and pick one up today!
Mmmmmm, cake! — tanya b.
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