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Traitor Tuesday ~ Celebrating 250 Years of the United States as a Separate Nation: Francis Lewis, a founder of the Sons of Liberty and a Signer of the Declaration of Independence

Posted on March 17, 2026 by Regina Jeffers

 (Francis Lewis, 1713-1803, Print by Granger, fineartamerica.com) Frances Lewis was a 63 years old Welshman living in America when the Declaration of Independence was signed. He was a merchant by trade and the father of seven. He was 89 years … Continue reading →

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Question from a Reader: What Happened to Someone Who Stole Cloth from a Shopkeeper?

Posted on March 9, 2026 by Regina Jeffers

I am glad you asked this question. It made me think again of book I have started where the heroine is accused of stealing cloth, though she is innocent. I have it drafted with main points, but have yet to … Continue reading →

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Traitor Tuesday ~ Celebrating 250 Years of the United States as a Separate Nation: John Hart, a Man Who Sacrificed Everything as a Signer of the Declaration of Independence

Posted on February 17, 2026 by Regina Jeffers

May 11, 2026, will mark nearly 250 years since John Hart’s death at the age of 68 in 1779. Hart was one of the older signers at 65 years of age when he signed the declaration. He was a land … Continue reading →

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Traitor Tuesday ~ Celebrating 250 Years of the United States as a Separate Nation: Abraham Clark, Signer of the Declaration of Independence and “The Poor Man’s Counselor”

Posted on February 3, 2026 by Regina Jeffers

Clark was both a lawyer and surveyor by trade. He was 50 years old when he signed the Declaration of Independence. Married twice, he was the father of 16 children in total. He lived to age 92, seeing America again … Continue reading →

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Pauper’s Graves

Posted on January 19, 2026 by Regina Jeffers

In my latest Dragonblade book, Lost in the Lyon’s Garden, I deal with the removal of a loved one of the heroine from a pauper’s grave. What were they? What were the regulations for such burials in the Regency era? … Continue reading →

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Luddites as Marsden Mill ~ Who Were the Luddites?

Posted on January 16, 2026 by Regina Jeffers

Frame breaking from the Penny Magazine, 1844 The Luddite movement plays a part of my Dragonblade Publishing series, with book 4, Lost in the Lyon’s Garden, coming out in mid March. Throughout the series, we have seen Lord Aaran Graham, … Continue reading →

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The Headless Horseman and the House of Dun

Posted on October 31, 2025 by Regina Jeffers

 We have all heard of the Headless Horseman. Surely, you know something of the tale written by Washington Irving in 1820: “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.” However, did you realize that the Headless Horseman had been a much used motif … Continue reading →

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What the Heck is “Deodand”?

Posted on October 17, 2025 by Regina Jeffers

“In 1336, a drunken sailor climbed the mast of his ship at anchor in the Thames by means of a rope, presumably part of the rigging. When he tried to descend the same way he fell and died. A coroner’s … Continue reading →

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When You Discover One of Your Great Grandfather’s Has a Town Named After Him

Posted on July 14, 2025 by Regina Jeffers

Welcome to Marlinton, West Virginia. What might you ask would have me writing about a small town in rural West Virginia? Well, the truth of it is I have once again been updating my Ancestry.com files. This town is named … Continue reading →

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“The Spy,” an Edinburg Periodical, and the Upcoming Release of “Lyon in the Way” from Dragonblade Publishers

Posted on May 28, 2025 by Regina Jeffers

In my upcoming book from Dragonblade Publishers, Lyon in the Way, my hero, Lord Richard Orson, has a memory of a popular periodical that had recently stopped publishing, while he is in the midst of following a suspicious man in … Continue reading →

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