Tag Archives: Parliament

“Bonus” Traitor Thursday ~ Celebrating 250 Years of the United States as a Separate Nation: James Wilson, a Signer of the Declaration of Independence Who Spent Time in Debtor’s Prison

Posted on September 24, 2026 by Regina Jeffers

James Wilson was one of five signers of the Declaration of Independence that was not born in what would become the United States of America. He was one of two Scots. He was said to be a lawyer by trade, … Continue reading →

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By-Elections? What Does That Mean for Parliament? + the Upcoming Release of “Lyon in Disguise” from Dragonblade Publishing (Arriving 17 December 2025)

Posted on October 24, 2025 by Regina Jeffers

According to the UK Parliament website, in the United Kingdom, a “parliamentary by-election happens when a seat in the House of Commons becomes vacant between general elections. This can happen when an MP [Member of Parliament]: resigns or dies is … Continue reading →

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Question from Reader Regarding “Abeyance” and Daughters Inheriting

Posted on September 22, 2025 by Regina Jeffers

Question: I was looking for names and titles I could use for a story in an older copy of Debrett’s. Some of the titles in abeyance had been in that state since the 1200 hundreds.  One  peerage was called out of abeyance in 1836 … Continue reading →

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The Glorious Twelfth, Both a Poem and a Hunting Season

Posted on August 11, 2025 by Regina Jeffers

Before any of you reading this wish to complain about hunting animals, please know this short piece is mean to entertain with a poem. That being said, I am from West Virginia, and during deer season, we used to close … Continue reading →

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Amending a Will During the Regency Era + the Release of “Leave Her Wild” + a Giveaway

Posted on February 3, 2025 by Regina Jeffers

Recently, I had a reader write to me to ask about whether a man could amend a will during the Regency period, and, if so, what all was involved. The implication was the will was amended to subvert another from … Continue reading →

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A Voidable Marriage in History: Marrying the Sister of One’s Late Wife or the Brother of One’s Late Husband + the Release of “Leave Her Wild” + a Giveaway

Posted on January 31, 2025 by Regina Jeffers

A plot we readers often encounter in historical romance set in the Regency Period is when the hero takes up with his late wife’s sister. In “Leave Her Wild,” Darcy momentarily wonders if Jane Bennet died in childbirth, could he … Continue reading →

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The House of Commons During the Regency Era

Posted on January 6, 2025 by Regina Jeffers

Often when one reads a Regency tale, the hero is a “lord” of some kind and sits in Parliament in the House of Lords, but what happens if the hero is, say, a younger son or a man like Mr. … Continue reading →

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The Do’s and Don’t’s of Writing of a Peer’s Time in the Houses of Parliament

Posted on November 6, 2024 by Regina Jeffers

When writing British Regencies and other historicals set in the 1700s and 1800s, one must know something of inheritance laws, as well as how Parliament operated during those times. Below, you will find a mishmash of facts I have learned, … Continue reading →

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Dukes: a Dime a Dozen… British Peerages

Posted on May 20, 2024 by Regina Jeffers

Those of us who write historical romances love our dukes. We create them left and right. I have two, which is not a large number when one considers I have 67 novels available: Brantley Fowler from A Touch of Velvet: … Continue reading →

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Easter During the Regency and the Opening of Parliament

Posted on April 1, 2024 by Regina Jeffers

Kathryn Kane tells us, “With regard to the opening of Parliament being associated with Easter, it is important to remember that Easter was the most important holiday in the Christian calendar, and spring has always been considered the beginning of … Continue reading →

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