Category Archives: real life tales

What is Benefit of Clergy in Court Cases?

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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Expunging Criminal Records in the Regency Era

A reader recently wrote to ask me what I knew of expunging criminal records during the Regency Era. In truth, I knew some, but not all of the ins and out of this process. Question from a Reader: Was expungement … Continue reading

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Model 1813 Army Contract Pistol + the Upcoming Release of “Lyon on the Inside” from Dragonblade Publishing, Arriving 24 June 2026

On Wednesday, I spoke of the Pistole Modèle An IX gun. I also used the concept of an 1813 U.S. Army flintlock gun as the model for the one used against Lord Macdonald Duncan outside of the Lyon’s Den in … Continue reading

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Traitor Tuesday ~ Celebrating 250 Years of the United States as a Separate Nation: William Hooper: “Prophet” and Signer of the Declaration of Independence

Though born in Boston, William Hooper represented North Carolina at the assembly for writing of the Declaration of Independence. He was a 34 years of age at the time and was a lawyer. Father of three children, Hooper died at … Continue reading

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Fireworks in the Regency Era + the Upcoming Release of “Lyon on the Inside” from Dragonblade Publishing, Arriving 24 June 2026

Were there fireworks in the Regency Era? This is what Jane Austen wrote to her sister Cassandra, dated 2 June 1799 There is to be a grand gala on Tuesday evening in Sydney Gardens, a concert, with illuminations and fireworks. … Continue reading

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Septs of Clans Duncan, Cunningham and Graham + the Upcoming Release of “Lyon on the Inside” from Dragonblade Publishing, Arriving 24 June 2026

Unlike many Regency romances, this series from Dragonblade Publishing features three prominent Scottish clans: Duncan, Cunningham, and Graham. From The Tartans of the Clans and Septs of Scotland: With the Arms of Chiefs we have the following defintition: “A Highland … Continue reading

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Coaching Inns Between London and Kent + the Upcoming Release of “Lyon on the Inside” from Dragonblade Publishing, Arriving 24 June 2026

In this last installment of my Lyon’s Den Connected World seires, Lady Freya Cunningham decides she will visit with her Aunt and Uncle Turner in Kent, while her friends are all at Thom Manor, a mere two miles away. To … Continue reading

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Newgate, Marshalsea, Coldbath Fields and Fleet, Prisons in the Regency + the Upcoming Release of “Lyon on the Inside” from Dragonblade Publishing, Arriving 24 June 2026

The hero of Lyon on the Inside has a leg that has been twisted out of place and a scar on his face. For those of you new to the series, Lord Aaran Graham’s mother dropped him when he was … Continue reading

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“Leda and the Swan,” a Painting Often Mentioned as Part of the Lyon’s Den’s Decor + the Upcoming Release of “Lyon on the Inside” from Dragonblade Publishing, Arriving 24 June 2026

Many of the authors of books in either the Lyon’s Den books or the Lyon’s Den Connected World books mention the somewhat shocking, especially to young ladies, artwork on the walls of the Lyon’s Den. More than one of us … Continue reading

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The Thames Estuary and Its Role in the Upcoming Release of “Lyon on the Inside” from Dragonblade Publishers, Arriving 24 June 2026

One of the antagonists, in this final book of the series, mentions leaving our hero’s and heroine’s bodies in the Thames Estuary and permitting them to wash out into the North Sea, but was that really a possibility? I know … Continue reading

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