They didn’t want to muss their clothes?
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.I’m guessing larger breasts would be a disadvantage in a sword fight?
Barnie2years
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Jan 8, 2022
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The clothes were removed because the doctor supervising the fight knew that getting stabbed through clothing would force germs into the wound. And in the pre-antibiotic days that could be a death sentence, and this wasn't a fight to the death. [thehistoryblog.com]
Druvius
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Jan 7, 2022
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because there are no germs on a sword.
Also, after reading the link:
" It seems there is no hard evidence for this duel ever having taken place. The contemporary accounts were basically gossip. I can’t help but hope that the Princess denied it happened to preserve her privacy."
@AtheistInNC Clothes being pushed into wounds by swords and bullets are going to be far more germ ridden than the sword or bullet. It was a reasonable precaution.
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