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About The Female Bare-Knuckle Prizefighters Of Georgian London | Fight Club

Actor Sean Bean narrates this four-part documentary, which focuses on the history of one-on-one combat and how people have used organised fighting - to gamble, aid diplomatic relations, settle scores and protect personal honour, for example - throughout the ages. Four eras of fighting are covered in the series - Victorian, Georgian, Elizabethan and Tudor - and each hour-long episode brings to life the duels, the pugilism and the fascination Britain has had with this grim form of entertainment. Witness the rise of female warriors, including Britain's first prizefighter superstar Elizabeth Wilkinson Stokes, plus the impact of Charles Dickens and the evolution of combat rules, marking a transformative era in London's tumultuous past. 💚 Join the Absolute History club to get access to exclusive member benefits!

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As a society documentary, The Female Bare-Knuckle Prizefighters Of Georgian London | Fight Club uses female, knuckle, prizefighters as its central frame. Social documentaries work best as invitations to examine systems through lived experience. Distinguish individual testimony from wider claims, and consider which institutions, incentives and inequalities shape the choices shown.

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The Female Bare-Knuckle Prizefighters Of Georgian London | Fight Club
Category
Society
Runtime
185 minutes
Language
English

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