Category Archives: American History

Common Themes in Several Stories

Posted on July 22, 2026 by Regina Jeffers

Back in January 2021, I released my Austenesque novel, The Mistress of Rosings Park. In that story, draper’s shops play a strategic role. In one of my latest novels from Dragonblade Publishing [book 4 of 5 in the Lyon’s Den … Continue reading →

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Traitor Tuesday ~ Celebrating 250 Years of the United States as a Separate Nation: Samuel Huntington, Signer of the Declaration of Independence and First President of the United States

Posted on July 21, 2026 by Regina Jeffers

Samuel Huntington was a 45 years of age when he signed the Declaration of Independence. He was a lawyer by trade and the father of two. He died in 1796 at the age of 64.  Born on 3 July 1731, … Continue reading →

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Traitor Tuesday ~ Celebrating 250 Years of the United States as a Separate Nation: Thomas Heyward, Jr., Patriotic Songwriter and Signer of the Declaration of Independence

Posted on July 14, 2026 by Regina Jeffers

Heyward was a 30 years old plantation owner from South Carolina when he called upon to sign the Declaration of Independence. Married twice and the father of 8 children, Heyward lived until the age of 62, dying in 1809. Thomas … Continue reading →

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Belle Gunness, Serial Killer, the Basis for the Villain in the Conclusion of My Dragonblade Mystery/Suspense Series

Posted on July 10, 2026 by Regina Jeffers

Belle Gunness could lay claim to being the first female serial killer of modern times. Her story has fascinated me for many years. She was known to attract a large number of husbands and suitors, and she would quickly dispatch … Continue reading →

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Dr. Benjamin Rush and Multiple Personalities

Posted on July 8, 2026 by Regina Jeffers

In book 5, Lyon on the Inside, of my romantic suspense series from Dragonblade Publishing, we have learned of the reasons why Lord Macedonald Duncan and his sons thought they were chasing a man, but . . . Do you … Continue reading →

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Traitor Tuesday ~ Celebrating 250 Years of the United States as a Separate Nation: Elbridge Gerry, Signer of the Declaration of Independence and the Source of the Word “Gerrymandering”

Posted on July 7, 2026 by Regina Jeffers

It is the duty of every man, though he may have but one day to live, to devote that day to the good of his country. —Elbridge Gerry Elbridge Gerry was born on July 17, 1744 in Marblehead, Massachusetts, the … Continue reading →

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Mary Reynolds, One of the First Recorded Incidents of Multiple Personalities

Posted on July 3, 2026 by Regina Jeffers

Mary Reynolds (1785–1854) was a 19th-century Pennsylvania woman considered the first, and perhaps most famous, American case of multiple personality disorder (now Dissociative Identity Disorder). Beginning in 1811, she experienced profound, alternating shifts between a melancholy, quiet personality and a … Continue reading →

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Traitor Tuesday ~ Celebrating 250 Years of the United States as a Separate Nation: William Williams: “I have signed the Declaration of Independence. I shall be hung.”

Posted on June 30, 2026 by Regina Jeffers

William Williams was 45 years of age when he signed the Declaration of Independence. He was the father of three children and a merchant by trade. He died at the age of 80 in the year 1811. William Williams was … Continue reading →

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What is Benefit of Clergy in Court Cases?

Posted on June 24, 2026 by Regina Jeffers

After Monday’s post on expunging a criminal court record, I had several question on what I meant at the end of the piece, where I mentioned “the benefit of clergy.” Premit me to first give a brief overview of the … Continue reading →

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Traitor Tuesday ~ Celebrating 250 Years of the United States as a Separate Nation: George Wythe, a Signer of the Declaration of Independence Who Was Poisoned by His Heir

Posted on June 23, 2026 by Regina Jeffers

I am quite accustomed to traveling through Wytheville, Virginia, so named after George Wythe, a signer of the Declaration of Independence and a mentor to Thomas Jefferson. Interstate Highways 77 and 81 were constructed to intersect at the town. I pass … Continue reading →

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