Alice Loxton

“Alice Loxton is the star of her generation - the next big thing in history” - Dan Snow

I’m a 28-year-old historian, presenter and Sunday Times bestselling author with over three million followers on social media.

PRESENTER

I’m passionate about bringing history to mainstream audiences, having worked with many charities and organisations such as BBC News, BBC Radio London, Meta, Sky Arts, Channel 5, Channel 4, Times Radio, BBC Bitesize, Christie’s, Sotheby’s, The National Gallery, The National Portrait Gallery, The National Trust, Hamilton, Wicked, History Hit, 10 Downing Street, LADBible, PBS, Minecraft, Xbox, Manchester Museum, Liverpool Museum etc.

I’ve presented many history documentaries, been interviewed as a talking head, and appeared on live international broadcasts. You can see many of my documentaries at History Hit TV and on the History Hit YouTube channel. My agent is Helen Purvis - please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

I have also been the host of several podcasts, on topics such as the history of spies, Elizabeth I and Monet.

SOCIAL MEDIA

I’ve also loved bringing history to audiences through sites such as TikTok and Instagram (@history_alice) which is great fun - and a brilliant way to engage people in bitesize historical delights! As of September 2024 I have 1.7 million followers on Instagram, 800k on TikTok, 300k on Threads.

WRITING

My debut non-fiction history book, UPROAR!, was released on 2nd March 2023, and it’s had a wonderful reception. It was long listed for Blackwell’s Book of the Year. It was reviewed in The Times, The New Statesman, Times Literary Supplement, London Review of Books, The Spectator, BBC History Magazine, Country Life and The Mail on Sunday. I also wrote a piece which was printed in The Telegraph, and appeared on BBC Radio 4’s Loose Ends and Times Radio.

My second book, Eighteen, was published in August 2024 by Pan Macmillan, and an instant Sunday Times bestseller, with appearances on many channels such as Virgin Radio and podcasts such as Jane and Fi on Times Radio.

For books I’m represented by Hardman and Swainson. I also write in the papers - reviews, comment, culture. My writing has featured in The Telegraph, The Times, The Spectator, Country Life Magazine, and elsewhere.

LIVE

I’ve appeared as a guest speaker and panellist on many occasions, including with 10 Downing Street, Meta, The Hay Festival, The National Archives, The V&A Museum, The London Original Print Fair, Oxford Literary Festival, Waterstones, Blackwell’s, Times Radio, BBC Radio 4, Channel 7, BBC Radio London, BBC News, The Royal Collection Trust, Chalke History Festival and the History Hit Book Club.

I’ve interviewed many historians and individuals about their work including Dan Jones, Sir Don McCullin, Saul David, Philippa Langley and Peter Frankopan.

CAMPAIGNS

I’m on a mission to improve heritage and history for young people. I have worked with the National Trust, as well as being asked to speak at 10 Downing Street, the Hay Festival, Oxford Literary Festival and many other places.

I founded the History Extra 30 Under 30 Competition in 2024, which sought to shine a light on young people in the UK who are doing brilliant things in the history world.

I also set up the Chalke History Festival Young Historians’ tent, which seeks to shine a light on up and coming historians, and give them a platform at those early stages of their career.