Caitlin Davies
@caitlindavies.bsky.social
Writer, #BadGirls, #QueensoftheUnderworld, #PrivateInquiries, historian, swimmer, jumble lover. Thanet, Kent. Rep by Robert Kirby, United Agents. https://www.caitlindavies.co.uk/
Seaside art https://www.instagram.com/7baysbroadstairs
Seaside art https://www.instagram.com/7baysbroadstairs
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Zena Scott-Archer died #onthisday in 2011, aged 90. Her obituary described her as ‘widow of the late David Archer’, with no mention of her own career as the world’s leading female sleuth. Pic: Zena's family collection. #privatedetectives #femalesleuths #womenshistory #privateinquiries #truecrime
Zena Scott-Archer died #onthisday in 2011, aged 90. Her obituary described her as ‘widow of the late David Archer’, with no mention of her own career as the world’s leading female sleuth. Pic: Zena's family collection. #privatedetectives #femalesleuths #womenshistory #privateinquiries #truecrime
November 6, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Zena Scott-Archer died #onthisday in 2011, aged 90. Her obituary described her as ‘widow of the late David Archer’, with no mention of her own career as the world’s leading female sleuth. Pic: Zena's family collection. #privatedetectives #femalesleuths #womenshistory #privateinquiries #truecrime
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Open letter to Leader of Kent County Council, Cllr Linden Kemkaran and Chief Executive Amanda Beer
Dear Cllr Kemkaran and Ms Beer,
We, the undersigned, are writing to express our concern about the recent motion regarding violence against women and girls (VAWG), put to Kent County Council (KCC) ~~>
Dear Cllr Kemkaran and Ms Beer,
We, the undersigned, are writing to express our concern about the recent motion regarding violence against women and girls (VAWG), put to Kent County Council (KCC) ~~>
July 29, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Open letter to Leader of Kent County Council, Cllr Linden Kemkaran and Chief Executive Amanda Beer
Dear Cllr Kemkaran and Ms Beer,
We, the undersigned, are writing to express our concern about the recent motion regarding violence against women and girls (VAWG), put to Kent County Council (KCC) ~~>
Dear Cllr Kemkaran and Ms Beer,
We, the undersigned, are writing to express our concern about the recent motion regarding violence against women and girls (VAWG), put to Kent County Council (KCC) ~~>
#Onthisday in 1861 #AgnesBeckwith was born in #London (her father came from #Ramsgate). She went on to become Champion Lady Swimmer of the World, starting off with a record breaking #Thames swim at the age of 14. She's pictured here during a show at the Royal Aquarium.
#championwomen #womenshistory
#championwomen #womenshistory
August 24, 2025 at 6:47 AM
#Onthisday in 1861 #AgnesBeckwith was born in #London (her father came from #Ramsgate). She went on to become Champion Lady Swimmer of the World, starting off with a record breaking #Thames swim at the age of 14. She's pictured here during a show at the Royal Aquarium.
#championwomen #womenshistory
#championwomen #womenshistory
August 1851: #Dickens publishes 'Our English Watering Place', his ode to #Broadstairs, written while staying at #BleakHouse.
‘In the Autumn-time of the year, when the great metropolis is..so much more disturbing and distracting in all respects...a quiet sea-beach becomes indeed a blessed spot.’
‘In the Autumn-time of the year, when the great metropolis is..so much more disturbing and distracting in all respects...a quiet sea-beach becomes indeed a blessed spot.’
August 21, 2025 at 7:38 AM
August 1851: #Dickens publishes 'Our English Watering Place', his ode to #Broadstairs, written while staying at #BleakHouse.
‘In the Autumn-time of the year, when the great metropolis is..so much more disturbing and distracting in all respects...a quiet sea-beach becomes indeed a blessed spot.’
‘In the Autumn-time of the year, when the great metropolis is..so much more disturbing and distracting in all respects...a quiet sea-beach becomes indeed a blessed spot.’
what was a 'thunder stuffed pillow'? #suffragettes #hollowayprison
Suffrage/prison historians - what is a 'thunder stuffed pillow"? Constance Lytton mentions this a few times as something she experienced in Holloway Prison. Maybe @caitlindavies.bsky.social or @teadevotee.bsky.social know?
August 9, 2025 at 6:19 AM
what was a 'thunder stuffed pillow'? #suffragettes #hollowayprison
If you're enjoying #bookish on TV, set in #london in 1946 featuring a bookseller who helps solve crimes, you might enjoy the story of a REAL private detective from the exact same time and place, the one and only 'Mrs Sherlock Holmes', Annette Kerner 🔎 #femaledetectives #womenshistory #truecrime
July 24, 2025 at 1:24 PM
If you're enjoying #bookish on TV, set in #london in 1946 featuring a bookseller who helps solve crimes, you might enjoy the story of a REAL private detective from the exact same time and place, the one and only 'Mrs Sherlock Holmes', Annette Kerner 🔎 #femaledetectives #womenshistory #truecrime
Such a depressing sign 💩
#seaswim #seaswimthanet #seapollution #outdoorswimming #kentcoast #broadstairs
#seaswim #seaswimthanet #seapollution #outdoorswimming #kentcoast #broadstairs
July 20, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Such a depressing sign 💩
#seaswim #seaswimthanet #seapollution #outdoorswimming #kentcoast #broadstairs
#seaswim #seaswimthanet #seapollution #outdoorswimming #kentcoast #broadstairs
Strange question. Is domestic violence 'funny'?
The much-loved puppet show is a long-running seaside tradition - but should scenes depicting domestic violence be dropped? Full story: www.kentonline.co.uk/thanet/news/...
July 2, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Strange question. Is domestic violence 'funny'?
Lots of compass #jellyfish washing up on #Broadstairs' beaches 🪼
July 2, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Lots of compass #jellyfish washing up on #Broadstairs' beaches 🪼
Queen Victoria arrives at Broadstairs Dickens Festival, celebrating its 88th year today 🎩 #dickens #charlesdickens #broadstairs #dickensfestival #thanet
June 14, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Queen Victoria arrives at Broadstairs Dickens Festival, celebrating its 88th year today 🎩 #dickens #charlesdickens #broadstairs #dickensfestival #thanet
Fallen roadside flower
June 13, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Fallen roadside flower
lovely chatting to #WritersRoutine about my...writing routine. And especially switching back and forth between #novels and #nonfiction. Podcast here www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dEy...
June 13, 2025 at 2:47 PM
lovely chatting to #WritersRoutine about my...writing routine. And especially switching back and forth between #novels and #nonfiction. Podcast here www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dEy...
June 13, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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Queens of the Underworld @caitlindavies.bsky.social (History Press, '21) has just arrived in the post!
I'm also really enjoying this delicious large book about the 1860s carte de visite craze, Cartomania - Photography and Celebrity in the Nineteenth Century - (September, '24) by Paul Frecker!
🌻📚
I'm also really enjoying this delicious large book about the 1860s carte de visite craze, Cartomania - Photography and Celebrity in the Nineteenth Century - (September, '24) by Paul Frecker!
🌻📚
June 8, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Queens of the Underworld @caitlindavies.bsky.social (History Press, '21) has just arrived in the post!
I'm also really enjoying this delicious large book about the 1860s carte de visite craze, Cartomania - Photography and Celebrity in the Nineteenth Century - (September, '24) by Paul Frecker!
🌻📚
I'm also really enjoying this delicious large book about the 1860s carte de visite craze, Cartomania - Photography and Celebrity in the Nineteenth Century - (September, '24) by Paul Frecker!
🌻📚
May 23, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Ramsgate Harbour with some of the Dunkirk Little Ships that took part in #OperationDynamo in May 1940, rescuing over 300,000 troops from the beaches of Dunkirk. In the foreground is a cockle boat from #Leigh-on-Sea, Essex
#dunkirklittleships #ramsgate
#dunkirklittleships #ramsgate
May 17, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Ramsgate Harbour with some of the Dunkirk Little Ships that took part in #OperationDynamo in May 1940, rescuing over 300,000 troops from the beaches of Dunkirk. In the foreground is a cockle boat from #Leigh-on-Sea, Essex
#dunkirklittleships #ramsgate
#dunkirklittleships #ramsgate
Lovely lump of #amber found on #broadstairs beach, lucky day!
May 2, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Lovely lump of #amber found on #broadstairs beach, lucky day!
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Bee fly and primrose.
March 30, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Bee fly and primrose.
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The Walpole Bay tidal pool is closed for maintenance until Friday 2 May.
It is so unusual seeing the tidal pool almost empty of water!
#walpolebaytidalpool #walpolebay #tidalpool #cliftonville #margate
It is so unusual seeing the tidal pool almost empty of water!
#walpolebaytidalpool #walpolebay #tidalpool #cliftonville #margate
April 29, 2025 at 8:22 AM
The Walpole Bay tidal pool is closed for maintenance until Friday 2 May.
It is so unusual seeing the tidal pool almost empty of water!
#walpolebaytidalpool #walpolebay #tidalpool #cliftonville #margate
It is so unusual seeing the tidal pool almost empty of water!
#walpolebaytidalpool #walpolebay #tidalpool #cliftonville #margate
North Foreland #lighthouse, #broadstairs looks particularly glorious today 💡
April 29, 2025 at 1:26 PM
North Foreland #lighthouse, #broadstairs looks particularly glorious today 💡
Vote for Joanne, a brilliant councilor (and to prevent Reform)
If you live in Broadstairs don’t forget to vote for my friend Joanne Bright on May 1st!
April 29, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Vote for Joanne, a brilliant councilor (and to prevent Reform)
Private Inquiries: The Secret History of Female Sleuths, a bestseller & currently just 99p....
www.bookbub.com/ebook-deals?... #womenshistory #feministhistory #privatedetectives #privateinquiries #truecrime #femalesleuths #missmarple #sherlockholmes
www.bookbub.com/ebook-deals?... #womenshistory #feministhistory #privatedetectives #privateinquiries #truecrime #femalesleuths #missmarple #sherlockholmes
April 27, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Private Inquiries: The Secret History of Female Sleuths, a bestseller & currently just 99p....
www.bookbub.com/ebook-deals?... #womenshistory #feministhistory #privatedetectives #privateinquiries #truecrime #femalesleuths #missmarple #sherlockholmes
www.bookbub.com/ebook-deals?... #womenshistory #feministhistory #privatedetectives #privateinquiries #truecrime #femalesleuths #missmarple #sherlockholmes
Looking forward to talking about the history of #London's criminal women at SalonfortheCity, such as Lilian Goldstein aka the 1920s Bobbed Haired Bandit & a member of the 40 Elephants salonforthecity.blogspot.com
#womenshistory #truecrime #athousandblows #queensoftheunderworld #feministcriminology
#womenshistory #truecrime #athousandblows #queensoftheunderworld #feministcriminology
April 23, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Looking forward to talking about the history of #London's criminal women at SalonfortheCity, such as Lilian Goldstein aka the 1920s Bobbed Haired Bandit & a member of the 40 Elephants salonforthecity.blogspot.com
#womenshistory #truecrime #athousandblows #queensoftheunderworld #feministcriminology
#womenshistory #truecrime #athousandblows #queensoftheunderworld #feministcriminology
A petition started by Barry Stickings to keep the #Broadstairs lift open all year round - right now, when it's supposed to be open, it's closed for 'maintenance', preventing so many people from access to the beach chng.it/Kq84NLWNMZ
#beachaccess #broadstairs
#beachaccess #broadstairs
April 13, 2025 at 11:05 AM
A petition started by Barry Stickings to keep the #Broadstairs lift open all year round - right now, when it's supposed to be open, it's closed for 'maintenance', preventing so many people from access to the beach chng.it/Kq84NLWNMZ
#beachaccess #broadstairs
#beachaccess #broadstairs