Alice Loxton is a young historian, writer and presenter. She has been described by Dan Snow as “the star of her generation” and “the next big thing in history”. She has worked with many organisations to bring history to mainstream audiences. Alice shares her love of history via her social media channels, particularly via Instagram, where she has over 1.7 million followers (@history_alice). She has worked with many heritage groups and corporate clients to create social media history content including The National Trust, Trainline, Xbox, Sky, The National Lottery Heritage Fund, Christie’s and The National Portrait Gallery. Alice has appeared on several history documentaries including Inside Buckingham Palace for Channel 5, Decoding Turner for Sky Arts and Queens That Changed...
Alice Loxton is a young historian, writer and presenter. She has been described by Dan Snow as “the star of her generation” and “the next big thing in history”.
She has worked with many organisations to bring history to mainstream audiences. Alice shares her love of history via her social media channels, particularly via Instagram, where she has over 1.7 million followers (@history_alice). She has worked with many heritage groups and corporate clients to create social media history content including The National Trust, Trainline, Xbox, Sky, The National Lottery Heritage Fund, Christie’s and The National Portrait Gallery.
Alice has appeared on several history documentaries including Inside Buckingham Palace for Channel 5, Decoding Turner for Sky Arts and Queens That Changed the World for Channel 4. She also commented on the death and funeral of the late Queen and the coronation of King Charles II for BBC News, NBC News and Sunrise on Channel 7 Australia.
Alice presented numerous documentaries for History Hit alongside the likes of Dan Snow and Dan Cruickshank. These include The Secrets of Stourhead, Sissinghurst, Secrets of Shakespeare’s Stratford, The English Parish Church and Ada Lovelace.
She also hosted the Historic Locations series on the History Hit YouTube channel, which explored the secrets of some of the greatest historic locations in Britain. These were presented in a lively, fast-paced style, and include Hampton Court Palace, Blenheim Palace, Hever Castle, Temple Church, Salisbury Cathedral and Wells Cathedral.
Alice is experienced at live events – hosting conversations, speaking on panels and giving talks. She has interviewed historians such as Peter Frankopan and Dan Jones, hosted at venues such as 10 Downing Street, The Victoria and Albert Museum and Chalke Valley History Festival.
Her debut bestselling history book, UPROAR!, was released in March 2023, which shines a light on satirical printmakers of the late Georgian period. UPROAR! has enjoyed critical acclaim for combining scholarship with an entertaining writing style (which in turn has opened up this subject to a much wider audience).
Alice’s second book Eighteen: A History of Britain in 18 Young Lives released in August 2024 and explores Britain’s past through the lives of eighteen notable figures at the age of eighteen, offering a unique and witty perspective on history. The book was named Blackwell’s Book of the Year & Non-Fiction Book of the Year, and is a Times Bestseller.
Alice also often writes articles and book reviews, including for The Spectator, The Times, The Telegraph and Tatler.
