Historian Alice Loxton discusses with Ivan six things which should be better known.
Alice Loxton is a 28 year old history broadcaster and writer with over two million followers on social media (@history_alice). She has appeared on many channels including Sky Arts, Channel 5, BBC News and History Hit, and has worked with a wide array of organisations to bring history to mainstream audiences, including Christie’s, Meta, The National Trust, 10 Downing Street, The Royal Collection Trust, The National Portrait Gallery and The National Gallery. UPROAR! Satire, Scandal and Printmaking in Georgian London is Alice’s first book. Her second book, Eighteen: A History of Britain in 18 Young Lives, comes out in August 2024.
James Gillray https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v23/n12/peter-campbell/at-tate-britain
The fact that Napoleon wasn’t short https://www.history.com/news/napoleon-complex-short
Landmark Trust https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2023/may/12/how-a-derelict-scottish-tower-was-turned-into-a-sumptuous-retreat
The French House, Soho https://www.timeout.com/london/bars-and-pubs/french-house
Parish churches https://www.countryfile.com/go-outdoors/days-out/britains-most-beautiful-churches
The London Library https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v13/n18/john-sutherland/sod-off-readers
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