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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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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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Question from a Reader: All Things Dealing with Debtor’s Prison During the Regency Era

Posted on July 6, 2026 by Regina Jeffers

QUESTION: I am writing about a widow whose husband was reckless with money and left her with nothing when he died. She lives in a small village. If she has incurred debts to tradesmen, etc., and cannot pay, what danger/threat does she face? I … 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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Rochester, England, Part of the Plot Line for “Lyon on the Inside” from Dragonblade Publishing

Posted on July 1, 2026 by Regina Jeffers

I have set the latter part of my latest Dragonblade novel in and around Rochester, England. One of the characters introduced in the novel “Lyon on the Inside” is a Scottish “gentleman,” who is familiar to both Lord Macdonald Duncan … Continue reading →

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Question from a Reader: Is “Debutant” the Correct Word for a Girl Making Her Society “Debut” in the Regency Era?

Posted on June 29, 2026 by Regina Jeffers

Okay, to the best of my knowledge the term “debutant” was later than the Regency Era. The word “debutante” is of later vintage than the Regency. She would be referred to as “coming out”, per Jane Austen’s Mansfield Park, where … Continue reading →

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Dance Sets at a Ball or a Country Assembly in the Regency Era?

Posted on June 26, 2026 by Regina Jeffers

Though I thought I had covered the idea of dance sets in last Fridays piece on “Dance Cards,” evidently there was still some confusion, so I will try this again. QUESTION FROM A READER: My understanding is that in balls, … 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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