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British author, antiquarian, swordsman, and one of the most influential Victorian historians of fencing. His `Schools and Masters of Fence` became a classic reference work for the historical study of European swordsmanship and helped shape modern antiquarian and early reconstruction interest in historical fencing.
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Scottish gentleman, baronet, and one of the most important British authors on smallsword and self-defence in the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. Through works such as `The Scots Fencing Master`, `The Compleat Fencing-Master`, and `A New, Short, and Easy Method of Fencing`, he helped shape the British printed tradition on fencing, duelling, and practical sword use.
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English gentleman and polemical fencing writer best known for `Paradoxes of Defence` (1599). Silver defended what he saw as traditional English combat methods and criticized imported Italian rapier play, making him one of the most important English voices in the history of fencing theory.
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British fencing master and memoirist, son of Domenico Angelo, who continued the Angelo family’s central role in British fencing culture. He published fencing-related works and later reminiscences, preserving both technical traditions and valuable social history about fencing circles in Britain.
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British explorer, translator, soldier and author of works on swordsmanship.
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