Top 45 UK History Influencers in 2026

1. Alice Loxton

Bio Historian, broadcaster and No. 1 bestselling authorInspiring you to explore the wonders of British history, heritage and art! *****@aliceloxton.com Instagram Handle @history_alice Instagram Followers 1.8M Type Mega Gender Female Location United Kingdom
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2. Dan Snow

Bio Visiting the world’s best historic sites. 🎧: Dan Snow’s History Hit Podcast.📺: @historyhit TV channel. *****@historyhit.com Instagram Handle @thehistoryguy Instagram Followers 1.1M Type Mega Gender Male Location United Kingdom
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3. Jack Chesher

Bio The hidden history of London (and beyond)ITV Travel bCreator of the year 2025! 🎉Tap link for my bestselling book, walking tours, newsletter👇 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @livinglondonhistory Instagram Followers 745.7K Type Macro Gender Male Location London, England, United Kingdom
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4. Dr Amy Boyington

Bio Historian, Author & BroadcasterAs seen on @channel4 @channel5_tv @historyuk Pre-order my new book!👇🏻 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @history_with_amy Instagram Followers 583K Type Macro Gender Female Location United Kingdom
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5. Sam McKnight

Bio Archaeology graduate and OSINT investigator @mcknight.reports *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @gilgamesh_of_uruk__ Instagram Followers 326.3K Type Macro Gender Male Location United Kingdom
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6. Mina Moriarty

Bio 18th century historian 📜 As seen on Sky History, Channel 4Author✍️*****@minamedia.co.uk📩*****@theactorsgroup.com📬 Instagram Handle @historyho101 Instagram Followers 208.8K Type Macro Gender Female Location United Kingdom
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7. Lucy Worsley

Bio hello! I'm Lucy. For ages I was Chief Curator at Historic Royal Palaces, now an Ambassador for the charity and historian at large. *****@googlemail.com Instagram Handle @lucy_worsley Instagram Followers 220.9K Type Macro Gender Female Location Kingston upon Thames, England, United Kingdom
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8. Katie Wignall

Bio 🔎 London Blue Badge Guide specialising in the city’s hidden history.📣 Sign up to the newsletter for the latest blog & walking tour spots👇🏼 *****@lookup.london Instagram Handle @look_uplondon Instagram Followers 196.6K Type Macro Gender Female Location London, England, United Kingdom
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9. Sarah Morris

Bio 🇬🇧 Explore Tudor History With Me🏰 Ideas For Your Next Tudor History Tour❗️I'll likely lead you astray, so best not to follow me 😉 *****@thetudortravelguide.com Instagram Handle @thetudortravelguide Instagram Followers 154.2K Type Macro Gender Female Location Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
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10. Philippa Lacey Brewell

Bio Follow me for history travel inspiration 📸History Travel🏆 Award-winning Historic Tours🎁 Patreon.com/BritishHistorya/c and company run by Philippa *****@britishhistorytours.com Instagram Handle @british_history_tours Instagram Followers 107.4K Type Macro Gender Female Location Worcester, England, United Kingdom
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11. Hannah Parker

Bio 🏛️Public Historian, Presenter & Writer 🏺Archaeology news, history, & art🏰 #HistoryGirlSummer📩*****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @hannah_parker_ Instagram Followers 104.1K Type Macro Gender Female Location United Kingdom
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12. Charlie Eve

Bio Like a magpie collects shiny things, I collect lesser known tales of British history. Care to join me🎖️| for partnerships: *****@oursagency.co.uk Instagram Handle @thehistorymagpie Instagram Followers 133.1K Type Macro Gender Male Location Canterbury, England, United Kingdom
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13. Tristan Hughes

Bio All things ancient history at History Hit. Host of The Ancients podcast 🎙️ Instagram Handle @ancientstristan Instagram Followers 172.9K Type Macro Gender Male Location United Kingdom
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14. Charlotte Bowyer

Bio MedievalistWorking on a PhD in Old English literature📍Bristol / London *****@outlook.com Instagram Handle @lady_of_the_mercians Instagram Followers 58.4K Type Micro Gender Female Location London, England, United Kingdom
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15. Beth Reid

Bio I talk and write about Scottish history 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿⚔️📍 CairngormsYou can buy my book here 👇 *****@historywithbeth.com Instagram Handle @historywithbeth Instagram Followers 85.2K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

16. Nicole DeRushie

Bio Author of BOG FASHION. MA Public History.BAH & MA Medieval St.L3 Forest School Leader.PGDE.Traditional knowledge & skills. @ashmoleanmuseum *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @grounded_history Instagram Followers 58K Type Micro Gender Female Location United Kingdom
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17. Ryan Gregory

Bio Where every day is a #throwback 🇬🇧 curated by @rgregs ✍️ Press and PR enquiries: *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @londonhistorian Instagram Followers 45.8K Type Micro Gender Male Location United Kingdom
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18. Chloe-Anne

Bio ✖️Destination X S1 @bbciplayer @bbc 🏛️ Historical Adventurer✨Be more Tigerlily than Wendy…@chloeannebanks 📧*****@bemoretigerlily.com Instagram Handle @moretigerlily_history Instagram Followers 44.8K Type Micro Gender Female Location United Kingdom
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19. Dr Anthony Delaney

Bio Historian | PhD𝘘𝘶𝘦𝘦𝘳 𝘎𝘦𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘴 OUT NOWCo-host History Hit’s After Dark podcast. Instagram Handle @anthonydelaneyhistory Instagram Followers 47.2K Type Micro Gender Male Location United Kingdom
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20. Kate Williams

Bio NYT bestselling historian and author, broadcaster @CNN’s Historian Queens, Kings & Dastardly Things on MonSecrets of Royal Palaces @channel5_tv *****@knightayton.co.uk Instagram Handle @katewilliamsme Instagram Followers 28.4K Type Micro Gender Female Location United Kingdom
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21. Jenny Draper

Bio Tour guide, London history nerd, and author of "Mavericks", out now! Instagram Handle @jdraperlondon Instagram Followers 27.3K Type Micro Gender Female Location London, England, United Kingdom
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22. Tracy Borman

Bio Historian, author and broadcaster. Chancellor and Professor of History at Lincoln Bishop University. Chief Historian at Historic Royal Palaces *****@tracyborman.co.uk Instagram Handle @tracy.borman Instagram Followers 26.7K Type Micro Gender Female Location London, England, United Kingdom
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23. Christopher Green

Bio Heritage worker & amateur historian focusing on Anglo-Saxon England and the world that interacted with it.All pics taken by me ©️ by me. *****@googlemail.com Instagram Handle @anglosaxonhistory Instagram Followers 31.4K Type Micro Gender Male Location United Kingdom
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24. Jessica Lawrence

Bio X - XV Living Historian@mitchofthefyrd ❤️All 📸 ©️ my own Instagram Handle @historywithjess Instagram Followers 24.8K Type Micro Gender Female Location United Kingdom
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25. Dr. Owen Emmerson

Bio Historian, Broadcaster & Asst. Curator @hever_castle. Consultant: BBC’s Wolf Hall. ❤️’s Art, Architecture & Emotion. Patreon: @owenandkatehistory *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @drowenemmerson Instagram Followers 21K Type Micro Gender Male Location United Kingdom
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26. Eleanor Medhurst

Bio 💗Author of Unsuitable: A History of Lesbian Fashion (2024)💜 Creator of @dressingdykes 💗 PhD in lesbian textile craft histories @uniofbrighton *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @elliemedhurst Instagram Followers 12.1K Type Micro Gender Female Location Brighton, England, United Kingdom
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27. Kate McCaffrey

Bio Historian. PhD Researcher. Curator. Writer. Patreon: @owenandkatehistory 🏰 @hever_castle📚 @mems_ukc ✨ @historyextra ‘30 under 30’ *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @kateemccaffreyhistorian Instagram Followers 11.5K Type Micro Gender Female Location Kent, England, United Kingdom
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28. Dr Maddy Pelling

Bio Historian & broadcaster📖 HOAX (Coming 7 May 2026) @profile.books🎙️ AFTER DARK @historyhit🎥 PRESENTER *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @maddypelling Instagram Followers 14.6K Type Micro Gender Female Location United Kingdom
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29. Matthew Lewis

Bio Historian and writer. Medievalist. Snap happy. Co-host of the Gone Medieval Podcast, host of Echoes of History. *****@mattlewisauthor.com Instagram Handle @mattlewishistory Instagram Followers 11.9K Type Micro Gender Male Location Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
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30. Jackson van Uden

Bio Historian, Author, Broadcaster, Podcaster and Historical Consultant. As seen on @channel5_tv and @bbc@historyextra 30 Under 30 *****@historywithjackson.co.uk Instagram Handle @historywithjackson Instagram Followers 12.8K Type Micro Gender Male Location Peterborough, England, United Kingdom
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31. Estelle Paranque

Bio PhD Historian. Entrepreneur. Sometimes on TV.All about History and the truth behind Historical FictionAuthor and editor of 6 Books 👇🏻 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @estelleprnq Instagram Followers 23.5K Type Micro Gender Female Location United Kingdom
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32. Molly Anderson

Bio Exploring UK history and heritage sites🏠🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland life and travel *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @molly_the_historian Instagram Followers 4.7K Type Nano Gender Female Location Letchworth, England, United Kingdom
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33. Dr Jess Venner

Bio 🏺Ancient Historian • Archaeologist • Author Leverhulme Research Fellow @oxford_uni Pre-order my debut book ✨THE LOST VOICES OF POMPEII✨ *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @lifeinthepastlane_ Instagram Followers 82K Type Micro Gender Female Location Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
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34. Leigh Wakefield

Bio History MA Graduate 👩🏻‍🎓📜 | Podcast Researcher @talkingtudors 🎙️👑 | Book Addict 📚🐛 | Researching historical women in popular culture 👸🏻🎬 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @historic_leigh_speaking Instagram Followers 4.5K Type Nano Gender Female Location United Kingdom
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35. Dr Elizabeth Norton

Bio Historian and Archaeologist. FRHistS. Writes books & appears on TV. Historical consultant on Firebrand & BBC’s Boleyns. Likes travelling Instagram Handle @enortonhistory Instagram Followers 5.8K Type Nano Gender Female Location United Kingdom
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36. Nathen Amin

Bio 🔸FRHS. Historian. Author. Heritage Consultant. Sometimes on TV🔸'Son of Prophecy' (2024), a BBC History Magazine Book of the Year🔸 Welsh-Kashmiri Instagram Handle @nathenamin Instagram Followers 4.1K Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

37. Dr Lizzie Rogers

Bio Historian of 18th & early 19thC. Curator & Archivist @bowoodwiltshire. Views my own (and sometimes Jane Austen's). Tour Austen’s London with me ⬇️ *****@historylizzie.co.uk Instagram Handle @historylizzie Instagram Followers 3.6K Type Nano Gender Female Location Tamworth, England, United Kingdom
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38. Julian Woodford

Bio Historian, author of THE BOSS OF BETHNAL GREEN, a true foundation story of London’s East End and biography of Regency godfather Joseph Merceron: *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @historylondon Instagram Followers 2.2K Type Nano Gender Male Location United Kingdom
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39. Sarah Austin

Bio Archaeology | History | Heritage🏺 Archaeology Curator | BA MAGiving you a glimpse into the museum store ✨ 📧 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @thehistory_curator Instagram Followers 5.2K Type Nano Gender Female Location Manchester, England, United Kingdom
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40. Angel Davina

Bio History Postgraduate @ UoB, UK 📜Focusing on Ancient Civilisations + Medieval Europe 🏺🏰TikTok 👉🏼 historywithangel *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @historywithangel Instagram Followers 2.2K Type Nano Gender Female Location United Kingdom
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41. Shauna

Bio 💻 Aspiring Victorian historian✨ The Great Exhibition of 1851 enthusiast📚 Historical research, book reviews & more *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @shaunadoeshistory Instagram Followers 1.7K Type Nano Gender Female Location United Kingdom
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42. Dr Nicola Tallis

Bio 👩🏼FRHistS. Historian. Author. Contributor. 📚Crown of Blood,Elizabeth’s Rival,Uncrowned Queen,All the Queen’s Jewels,Young Elizabeth. *****@nicolatallis.com Instagram Handle @historian_nicola Instagram Followers 12.6K Type Micro Gender Female Location England, United Kingdom
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43. Rosie Maggs

Bio Exploring Interwar history Founder @thehistoriansmagazine @thelittlehistoriansmagazine MA European History Graduate👩🏼‍🎓@historyextra 30 under 30 ✨ *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @historywithrosie Instagram Followers 2.3K Type Nano Gender Female Location Surrey, England, United Kingdom
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