Dr Angela Buckley
@drangelabuckley.bsky.social
Historian and author specialising in Victorian and Edwardian detectives, forensic science and true crime. Rep: Past Preservers.
http://drangelabuckley.substack.com
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🔎As Advent begins, in my latest post on my Substack, The Detective's Notebook, I investigate five real-life murders caused by contaminated sweets, including the 1858 Bradford mass poisoning, the chocolate cream killer and a murderous solicitor.
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Death by chocolate
Poisoned confectionery homicide cases
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December 2, 2025 at 10:06 AM
🔎As Advent begins, in my latest post on my Substack, The Detective's Notebook, I investigate five real-life murders caused by contaminated sweets, including the 1858 Bradford mass poisoning, the chocolate cream killer and a murderous solicitor.
🔗 drangelabuckley.substack.com/p/death-by-c...
🔗 drangelabuckley.substack.com/p/death-by-c...
I’ve had a fabulous weekend in Barcelona with lots of art, architecture and Catalan culture. Plenty of shopping, tapas and cocktails too!
November 30, 2025 at 4:48 PM
I’ve had a fabulous weekend in Barcelona with lots of art, architecture and Catalan culture. Plenty of shopping, tapas and cocktails too!
I was 19 when I visited Barcelona for the first time, as a student, and it was here that I discovered the work of Miró, Picasso and Dalí. I’ve loved modern art ever since and it was fantastic to revisit the Fundació Joan Miró again today, 39 years later.
November 29, 2025 at 6:19 PM
I was 19 when I visited Barcelona for the first time, as a student, and it was here that I discovered the work of Miró, Picasso and Dalí. I’ve loved modern art ever since and it was fantastic to revisit the Fundació Joan Miró again today, 39 years later.
This afternoon I climbed up to the Castell de Montjuïc in Barcelona, where I came across the dungeon in which Spanish anarchist Santiago Salvador Franch was imprisoned after his deadly bomb attack on the Gran Teatre del Liceu in 1893. By the door there is a picture of him in his cell.
November 29, 2025 at 6:13 PM
This afternoon I climbed up to the Castell de Montjuïc in Barcelona, where I came across the dungeon in which Spanish anarchist Santiago Salvador Franch was imprisoned after his deadly bomb attack on the Gran Teatre del Liceu in 1893. By the door there is a picture of him in his cell.
There are always some quirky things to spot in cathedrals. This is one of my favourite photos from today.
November 28, 2025 at 5:33 PM
There are always some quirky things to spot in cathedrals. This is one of my favourite photos from today.
The sunlight through the stained glass windows in La Basílica de La Sagrada Família was astonishing.
November 28, 2025 at 5:29 PM
The sunlight through the stained glass windows in La Basílica de La Sagrada Família was astonishing.
I went up to the roof of Barcelona Cathedral and there were some fabulous gargoyles.
November 28, 2025 at 5:27 PM
I went up to the roof of Barcelona Cathedral and there were some fabulous gargoyles.
It has been a day of two cathedrals. Barcelona Cathedral this morning and La Sagrada Família this afternoon. Both very different but both magnificent with such awe-inspiring architecture.
November 28, 2025 at 5:25 PM
It has been a day of two cathedrals. Barcelona Cathedral this morning and La Sagrada Família this afternoon. Both very different but both magnificent with such awe-inspiring architecture.
I’m in Barcelona for a few days and this evening I walked past the Gran Teatre del Liceu on La Rambla which, in 1893, was bombed by anarchist Santiago Salvador Franch, killing some 20 people and injuring many others. He was executed for the deadly attack.
November 27, 2025 at 9:02 PM
I’m in Barcelona for a few days and this evening I walked past the Gran Teatre del Liceu on La Rambla which, in 1893, was bombed by anarchist Santiago Salvador Franch, killing some 20 people and injuring many others. He was executed for the deadly attack.
This afternoon I had a potter round Southwark Cathedral and spotted these rather fabulous skulls.
November 26, 2025 at 3:29 PM
This afternoon I had a potter round Southwark Cathedral and spotted these rather fabulous skulls.
🔎Today I'm celebrating my 100th post on my Substack, The Detective's Notebook. Huge thanks to all my fabulous readers – I love sharing my work with you! If you're interested in true crime, Victorian detectives and the history of forensic science, do check it out 🔗 drangelabuckley.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:44 AM
🔎Today I'm celebrating my 100th post on my Substack, The Detective's Notebook. Huge thanks to all my fabulous readers – I love sharing my work with you! If you're interested in true crime, Victorian detectives and the history of forensic science, do check it out 🔗 drangelabuckley.substack.com
This evening I’ve been doing some family history and I was very excited to discover a miller in my tree - my 5 x great-grandfather,Thomas Potter, in Strelley, Notts.
November 19, 2025 at 9:34 PM
This evening I’ve been doing some family history and I was very excited to discover a miller in my tree - my 5 x great-grandfather,Thomas Potter, in Strelley, Notts.
I came across this case of a fake detective, in the Manchester Courier from November 1900, which really made me smile.
November 17, 2025 at 7:05 PM
I came across this case of a fake detective, in the Manchester Courier from November 1900, which really made me smile.
🔎This week in my Substack newsletter, The Detective's Notebook', I'm investigating the Whitechapel murders of 1888. In today's post, I've been examining the possible victims of 'Jack the Ripper', including the 'canonical five' 🔗 drangelabuckley.substack.com/p/the-victim...
The victims of Jack the Ripper
Examining 'the canonical five'
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November 17, 2025 at 11:46 AM
🔎This week in my Substack newsletter, The Detective's Notebook', I'm investigating the Whitechapel murders of 1888. In today's post, I've been examining the possible victims of 'Jack the Ripper', including the 'canonical five' 🔗 drangelabuckley.substack.com/p/the-victim...
We had an early morning visitor in London.
November 13, 2025 at 8:53 AM
We had an early morning visitor in London.
I recreated the scene (of my great-grandmother at Blackpool) a century later.
November 11, 2025 at 10:15 AM
I recreated the scene (of my great-grandmother at Blackpool) a century later.
Heading to Blackpool today with my sister. Hoping we’ll enjoy it more than our great-grandmother did.
November 10, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Heading to Blackpool today with my sister. Hoping we’ll enjoy it more than our great-grandmother did.
🔎 For my paying subscribers (thank you!) on Substack, I like to delve deeper into my work as a crime historian and this week I revealed some of the extraordinary crime-related artefacts I've discovered in the archives. 🔗 You can read a free preview here: drangelabuckley.substack.com/p/secret-art...
Secret artefacts and shocking discoveries
Crime-related objects unearthed in the archives
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November 8, 2025 at 10:24 AM
🔎 For my paying subscribers (thank you!) on Substack, I like to delve deeper into my work as a crime historian and this week I revealed some of the extraordinary crime-related artefacts I've discovered in the archives. 🔗 You can read a free preview here: drangelabuckley.substack.com/p/secret-art...
While I was in Lancaster last week visiting my son, I went to the Old Pier Bookshop in Morecambe for the first time. It is an amazing place stuffed full of thousands of books on labyrinthine shelving. I picked up some true crime books to add to my collection.
November 4, 2025 at 6:12 PM
While I was in Lancaster last week visiting my son, I went to the Old Pier Bookshop in Morecambe for the first time. It is an amazing place stuffed full of thousands of books on labyrinthine shelving. I picked up some true crime books to add to my collection.
🔍This morning I enjoyed a fascinating tour of the 150 Years of the Crime Museum exhibition, at the Metropolitan Police Museum. There were lots of interesting artefacts from historical crime cases to show how detection and forensic science have been used to solve crime over the decades. A must see!
November 4, 2025 at 3:02 PM
🔍This morning I enjoyed a fascinating tour of the 150 Years of the Crime Museum exhibition, at the Metropolitan Police Museum. There were lots of interesting artefacts from historical crime cases to show how detection and forensic science have been used to solve crime over the decades. A must see!
🔍✨ New post alert! Detective History in 10 Objects – a fascinating dive into the everyday tools used by early police detectives to develop their sleuthing skills🕵️♂️
👉 Read it here: drangelabuckley.substack.com/p/detective-...
#History #Victoriandetectives #ObjectsThatTellStories
👉 Read it here: drangelabuckley.substack.com/p/detective-...
#History #Victoriandetectives #ObjectsThatTellStories
Detective history in 10 objects
The everyday tools of Victorian and Edwardian investigators
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November 3, 2025 at 2:42 PM
🔍✨ New post alert! Detective History in 10 Objects – a fascinating dive into the everyday tools used by early police detectives to develop their sleuthing skills🕵️♂️
👉 Read it here: drangelabuckley.substack.com/p/detective-...
#History #Victoriandetectives #ObjectsThatTellStories
👉 Read it here: drangelabuckley.substack.com/p/detective-...
#History #Victoriandetectives #ObjectsThatTellStories
I’d love to go back to Cairo now the Grand Museum is finally open www.bbc.com/news/article...
Egypt's Grand Museum opens, displaying Tutankhamun tomb in full for first time
The launch of the billion-dollar site sees fresh calls for the return of antiquities held in museums overseas.
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November 1, 2025 at 12:39 PM
I’d love to go back to Cairo now the Grand Museum is finally open www.bbc.com/news/article...
🎃 My favourite spooky crime-related object is the hand of glory, which was made from the dried hand of a hanged criminal and used as a magic tool by thieves to enter a property by rendering the occupants immobile. It could also unlock doors. This one is from the Whitby Museum. Happy Halloween!
October 31, 2025 at 8:52 AM
🎃 My favourite spooky crime-related object is the hand of glory, which was made from the dried hand of a hanged criminal and used as a magic tool by thieves to enter a property by rendering the occupants immobile. It could also unlock doors. This one is from the Whitby Museum. Happy Halloween!
🕷️The Isle of Wight is full of surpirses! www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘White-knuckled wolf spider’ thought lost is rediscovered on Isle of Wight
Conservationists hail ‘remarkable’ rediscovery after 40 years, at nature reserve only accessible by boat
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October 30, 2025 at 8:01 AM
🕷️The Isle of Wight is full of surpirses! www.theguardian.com/environment/...
🎃I had a great evening at the Bermondsey and Rotherhithe Local History Society, talking about my book, the Bermondsey Murder, for a special Halloween meeting.
October 29, 2025 at 9:46 PM
🎃I had a great evening at the Bermondsey and Rotherhithe Local History Society, talking about my book, the Bermondsey Murder, for a special Halloween meeting.