Hamilton–Mohun duel
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The Hamilton–Mohun Duel occurred on 15 November 1712 in Hyde Park, which at that time was on the outskirts of London. The principal participants were James Hamilton, 4th Duke of Hamilton, and Charles
An eighteenth-century representation of the duel
The Duke of Hamilton, a leading Scottish Tory politician, had recently been appointed as Ambassador to France.
Lord Mohun, painted by Godfrey Kneller in 1707, was a committed Whig.
Queen Anne was critical of the practice of duelling in the aftermath of the Hyde Park fight.
The History of Henry Esmond
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The History of Henry Esmond is a historical novel by William Makepeace Thackeray, originally published in 1852. The book tells the story of the early life of Henry Esmond, a colonel in the service of
First edition title page
Beatrix Knighting Esmond by Augustus Leopold Egg (1857, Tate)
William Makepeace Thackeray by Jesse Harrison Whitehurst crop