Alice Loxton
WRITING
Alice writes comment, features and reviews on history and culture. She has a regular column in Country Living, and writes the Substack newsletter History Notes with Alice Loxton.
COMMENT AND FEATURES
‘History is a tapestry of half-truths and folklore’ – The Telegraph
‘Churches are the crown jewels of Britain’s heritage – their fate concerns us all’ – The Telegraph
‘The short history of short histories’ – The Spectator
‘We’ve long loved to pull back royal curtains’ – The Times
‘Truth is, the past isn’t such a foreign country’ – The Times
‘There’s more to teen spirit than exam results’ – The Times
‘Young people are capable of so much more than A-levels’ – The Telegraph
‘A-level day is not Judgement Day’ – The Spectator
‘The English have always loved gossip’ – The Spectator
‘Medieval murder mystery still divides us’ – The Times
‘Elizabeth I and the art of public image’ – The Times
‘My Writing Life’ – Royal Literary Fund
‘How a 200-mile walk healed me’ – The Telegraph
‘I’m a historian – but even I was left speechless by this overlooked Egyptian treasure’ – The Telegraph
‘House of the Dragon’s horrible true history’ – The Telegraph
‘Historian’s notebook: What the Dean of Westminster would save from a burning Abbey’ – The Spectator
‘Historian’s notebook: Chaucer’s questionable fashion sense’ – 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
‘Time to get bodice beautiful this new year’ – The Times
‘Where is The Crown filmed? The locations in season six’ – The Times
BOOK AND EXHIBITION REVIEWS
‘The high life in Georgian London’ – Financial Times
‘The gruesome fascination of female murderers’ – The Spectator
‘Lady Caroline Lamb by Antonia Fraser: mad, bad and more dangerous than Byron’ – The Telegraph
‘The Making of Good Queen Bess’ – The Spectator
‘The genius of Gillray: greedy princes, wobbling divas and inept politicians’ – The Times
‘At last, a Horrible Histories for adults’ – The Telegraph
‘Secret Voices by Sarah Gristwood’ – The Telegraph
‘The Lost Paths by Jack Cornish’ – The Times
‘The wounded sailor who became Georgian London’s favourite dancer’ – The Telegraph
‘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
