Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: In July 1792 he fought a bloodless duel with the James Maitland , 8th Earl of Lauderdale after the Earl impugned his honor in the House of Lords .
Simplified: In July 1792 he fought a bloodless duel with the Earl of Lauderdale after the Earl impugned his honor in the House of Lords .