Alice Loxton
I love writing about history! My style is light hearted and - hopefully - a fun read! I write comment pieces, exhibition and book reviews on history and culture for national papers and magazines, including The Times, The Telegraph, The Spectator, and Country Life Magazine. Whilst working at History Hit, I also wrote over 100 articles and had a weekly newsletter.
Here are some recent pieces:
“Young people are capable of so much more than A-Levels” The Telegraph
“A-level day is not Judgement Day” The Spectator
“House of the Dragon’s horrible true history” The Telegraph
“I’m a historian – but even I was left speechless by this overlooked Egyptian treasure” The Telegraph
“At last, a Horrible Histories for adults” The Telegraph
“The Lost Paths” review The Times
“The wounded sailor who became Georgian London’s favourite dancer” The Telegraph
“The genius of Gillray: greedy princes, wobbling divas and inept politicians” The Times
“The Making of Good Queen Bess” The Spectator
“Lady Caroline Lamb by Antonia Fraser review: mad, bad and more dangerous than Byron” The Telegraph
“Secret Voices” by Sarah Gristwood review The Telegraph
“Historian’s notebook: What the Dean of Westminster would save from a burning Abbey” The Spectator
“From Pepys to TikTok – how the bawdy ballad stood the test of time” The Telegraph
Before corgis in the sky – how the Georgians invented the light show The Telegraph
“Historian’s notebook: Chaucer’s questionable fashion sense” The Spectator
“The English have always loved gossip” The Spectator
“Where is The Crown filmed? These are the locations in season six” The Times
“A horrible history of body parts – from Pepys’s bladder to Frida Kahlo’s eyebrow” The Telegraph
“Were pirates really free-wheeling criminals – or progressive pioneers?” The Telegraph
