{"id":145171,"date":"2015-07-18T00:15:09","date_gmt":"2015-07-18T00:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2015\/07\/18\/lunar-lavender-cinque-spotted\/"},"modified":"2018-09-07T01:57:59","modified_gmt":"2018-09-07T01:57:59","slug":"lunar-lavender-cinque-spotted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2015\/07\/18\/lunar-lavender-cinque-spotted\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-145171 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2015\/07\/18\/lunar-lavender-cinque-spotted\/attachment\/145172\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/tumblr_mrv05ziUJD1rwjpnyo2_400-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/tumblr_mrv05ziUJD1rwjpnyo2_400-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/tumblr_mrv05ziUJD1rwjpnyo2_400-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lunar-lavender.tumblr.com\/post\/122340300106\/cinque-spotted-peashooter85-what-fighting\" class=\"tumblr_blog\" target=\"_blank\">lunar-lavender<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cinque-spotted.tumblr.com\/post\/62501187104\/peashooter85-what-fighting-like-a-girl-was-all\" class=\"tumblr_blog\" target=\"_blank\">cinque-spotted<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/peashooter85.tumblr.com\/post\/58842573933\/what-fighting-like-a-girl-was-all-about-in\" class=\"tumblr_blog\" target=\"_blank\">peashooter85<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><b>What fighting like a girl was all about in Georgian Era Britain \u2014- Elizabeth \u201cLady Bare Knuckles\u201d Stokes<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Think that women\u2019s boxing or MMA fighting is a recent development in fighting sports? \u00a0Think again. \u00a0From the 18th to early 19th century it was not uncommon for women to fight in the ring as well as men. \u00a0Back then boxing was not the boxing of today, not by a long shot. \u00a0Venues tended to be saloons, pubs, small arenas, or even open streets and back-alleys. \u00a0Rules differed from venue to venue, but for the most part fights were done bare knuckled, and many fights were a no holds barred type setup. \u00a0Some fights even included deadly weapons such as clubs, swords, and staves. \u00a0Needless to say, injury and death was common.<\/p>\n<p>One of the most famous female fighters in early 18th century Britain was Elizabeth Stokes (born Elizabeth Wilkinson), a mother and fighter whose career lasted mostly throughout the 1720\u2019s. \u00a0In 1722 she was challenged by Hannah Highfield for a prize of three guineas. \u00a0Stokes accepted the challenge by offered a counter challenge,<\/p>\n<p><i>\u00a0\u201cI, Elizabeth Wilkinson of Clerkenwell, who had earlier had some words with Hannah Hyfield, \u2018challenged and invited\u2019 her adversary to meet her on the stage for three guineas. Each fighter would hold half-a-crown in each hand and the first to drop the money would lose the battle\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Elizabeth won after a 22 minute fight, giving Hannah Hyfield a savage thumping that caused her to drop her coin. \u00a0Later in the evening she won another fight against a woman named Martha Jones.<\/p>\n<p>After the fight with Hannah Hyfield Stoke\u2019s career took off, making her the most popular female fighter in Britain and earning her the name \u201cLady Bareknuckles\u201d. \u00a0After marrying her husand James Stokes, the couple often fought in paired and tag-team matches. \u00a0Incredibly Stoke\u2019s even fought men on a number of occasions, something that was rare in bareknuckle boxing. \u00a0Even more incredibly, she trounced them every time, beating the crap out of them with her swift and powerful fists. \u00a0Not only was she a master pugilist, Stokes was also skilled with weapons as well. \u00a0She was known to be particularly skilled with the cudgel and short sword.<\/p>\n<p>By the mid 19th century women\u2019s fighting had come to a close as professional organizations, rules, and Victorian Era prejudices against women drove the sport underground and turned fighting into a gentlemen\u2019s sport.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/tumblr.com\/tagged\/THIS-IS-FREAKIN-COOL-AS-SHIT\" target=\"_blank\">#THIS IS FREAKIN COOL AS SHIT<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/tumblr.com\/tagged\/can-we-just-note-the-last-paragraph\" target=\"_blank\">#can we just note the last paragraph<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/tumblr.com\/tagged\/%27victorian-era-prejudices-against-women-drove-the-sport-underground%27\" target=\"_blank\">#\u2019victorian era prejudices against women drove the sport underground\u2019<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/tumblr.com\/tagged\/you%27re-saying-%27turned-fighting-into-a-gentleman%27s-sport%27-but-all-i%27m-seeng-is-VICTORIAN-LADY-FIGHT-CLUB\" target=\"_blank\">#you\u2019re saying \u2018turned fighting into a gentleman\u2019s sport\u2019 but all i\u2019m seeng is VICTORIAN LADY FIGHT CLUB<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/tumblr.com\/tagged\/WHERE-ARE-THE-NOVELS%3F-GIVE-ME-NOVELS\" target=\"_blank\">#WHERE ARE THE NOVELS? GIVE ME NOVELS<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/tumblr.com\/tagged\/MAKE-THE-LADIES-KISS\" target=\"_blank\">#MAKE THE LADIES KISS<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/tumblr.com\/tagged\/MAKE-THE-LADIES-TELL-THEIR-HUSBANDS-THEY%27RE-OFF-TO-SEE-THEIR-SISTERS-FOR-TEA\" target=\"_blank\">#MAKE THE LADIES TELL THEIR HUSBANDS THEY\u2019RE OFF TO SEE THEIR SISTERS FOR TEA<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/tumblr.com\/tagged\/MAKE-THE-LADIES-SWAP-TIPS-ON-HOW-TO-BANDAGE-THEIR-KNUCKLES-AND-CONCEAL-BRUISES-WITH-POWDER\" target=\"_blank\">#MAKE THE LADIES SWAP TIPS ON HOW TO BANDAGE THEIR KNUCKLES AND CONCEAL BRUISES WITH POWDER<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/tumblr.com\/tagged\/MAKE-THE-LADIES-PASS-EACH-OTHER-FLASKS-OF-BRANDY-WHILE-THEY%27RE-SITTING-ON-THE-SIDELINES-TENDING-THEIR-INJURIES-AND-WATCHING-THE-NEXT-FIGHT\" target=\"_blank\">#MAKE THE LADIES PASS EACH OTHER FLASKS OF BRANDY WHILE THEY\u2019RE SITTING ON THE SIDELINES TENDING THEIR INJURIES AND WATCHING THE NEXT FIGHT<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/tumblr.com\/tagged\/MAKE-THE-LADIES-WEAR-LOOSE-BREECHES-AND-PRACTICAL-RIDING-BOOTS\" target=\"_blank\">#MAKE THE LADIES WEAR LOOSE BREECHES AND PRACTICAL RIDING BOOTS<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/tumblr.com\/tagged\/MAKE-THE-LADIES-COME-FROM-ALL-WALKS-OF-LIFE%3B-MAKE-A-PICKPOCKET-STRIKE-UP-A-FRIENDSHIP-SLASH-RIVALRY-WITH-THE-DAUGHTER-OF-A-COUNTESS\" target=\"_blank\">#MAKE THE LADIES COME FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE; MAKE A PICKPOCKET STRIKE UP A FRIENDSHIP SLASH RIVALRY WITH THE DAUGHTER OF A COUNTESS<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/tumblr.com\/tagged\/MAKE-THE-LADIES-KISS%21%21%21%21%21%21%21%21%21%21%21%21%21\" target=\"_blank\">#MAKE THE LADIES KISS!!!!!!!!!!!!!<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/tumblr.com\/tagged\/i%27m-fine.-i%27m-fine.\" target=\"_blank\">#i\u2019m fine. i\u2019m fine.<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/tumblr.com\/tagged\/history\" target=\"_blank\">#history<\/a>\u00a0(via <a href=\"http:\/\/marthur.tumblr.com\" target=\"_blank\">marthur<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/tmblr.co\/md-QYbBj48BltaTJGmY7x5g\" target=\"_blank\">kayla-bird<\/a><\/p>\n<div>!! I thought of you immediately!<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>lunar-lavender: cinque-spotted: peashooter85: What fighting like a girl was all about in Georgian Era Britain \u2014- Elizabeth \u201cLady Bare Knuckles\u201d Stokes Think that women\u2019s boxing or MMA fighting is a recent development in fighting sports? \u00a0Think again. \u00a0From the 18th to early 19th century it was not uncommon for women to fight in the ring &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2015\/07\/18\/lunar-lavender-cinque-spotted\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[16259,261,11866,4,4374],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/145171"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=145171"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/145171\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":145173,"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/145171\/revisions\/145173"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=145171"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=145171"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=145171"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}