Duelling and Militarism Author(s): A. Forbes Sieveking Source: Transactions of the Royal Historical Society, Vol. 11 (1917), pp. 165-184 Published by: Cambridge University Press on behalf of the Royal Historical Society Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3678440 Accessed: 26-06-2016 04:11 UTC Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use, available at http://about.jstor.org/terms JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact
[email protected]. Cambridge University Press, Royal Historical Society are collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve and extend access to Transactions of the Royal Historical Society This content downloaded from 128.192.114.19 on Sun, 26 Jun 2016 04:11:58 UTC All use subject to http://about.jstor.org/terms DUELLING AND MILITARISM By A. FORBES SIEVEKING, F.S.A., F.R.Hist. Soc. Read January 18, 1917 IT is not the object of this paper to suggest that there is any historical foundation for the association of a social or even a national practice of duelling with the more recent political manifestation, which is usually defined according to our individual political beliefs ; far less is it my intention to express any opinion of my own on the advantages or evils of a resort to arms as a means of settling the differences that arise between individuals or nations.