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fascinating article about the battle of sexes in the 1400s. Books regarding fighting were published in Germany including the battle of the sexes!

Late medieval courts sentenced arguing couples to fight, with the men disadvantage by being placed in a pit.

Battles of the Sexes: Duels between Women and Men in 1400s Fechtbücher

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Battles of the Sexes: Duels between Women and Men in 1400s *Fechtbücher*

These manuscript illustrations from the 1400s raise a historically vexing question: did men and women really duel to settle judicial disputes?

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