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A Regency Era Female Husband – James Allen

By Geri Walton | February 28, 2018 | 0

The idea of a female husband and that a woman would pretend to be a male was considered shocking in the Regency Era. One woman who perpetrated such a hoax was known as James Allen. The situation came to light when Allen, who was 42 years old and a sawyer, was fatally struck in the…

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