Top 45 UK History Influencers in 2025
UK History Influencers
Here are Top 45 UK History Influencers to Follow on Instagram in 2025
1. Alice Loxton
Bio Historian, broadcaster and #1 Times bestselling authorInspiring you to explore the wonders of British history, heritage and art! ****@aliceloxton.comInstagram 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.comInstagram Handle @thehistoryguy Instagram Followers 1M Type Mega Gender Male Location United Kingdom
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3. Jack Chesher
Bio The hidden history of London (and beyond)! Author, tour guide, and blogger. Tap link for my bestselling book, walking tours, newsletter👇 ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @livinglondonhistory Instagram Followers 660.4K 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 Order my book ‘Hidden Patrons’!👇🏻 ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @history_with_amy Instagram Followers 477.8K Type Macro Gender Female Location United Kingdom
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5. Sam McKnight
Bio OSINT war crime investigator and archaeology graduate. Follow me as I do...history stuff Link for Patreon below!Director at @khthonorg ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @gilgamesh_of_uruk__ Instagram Followers 318.7K 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 205.2K 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.comInstagram Handle @lucy_worsley Instagram Followers 188.7K 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.londonInstagram Handle @look_uplondon Instagram Followers 169.6K 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.comInstagram Handle @thetudortravelguide Instagram Followers 155.4K Type Macro Gender Female Location Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
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10. Philippa Lacey Brewell
Bio 🏆 Award-winning Historic Tour Companya/c and company run by Philippa Lacey🖊️🎙️ History Travel Writer & Presenter🎁 Patreon.com/BritishHistory ****@britishhistorytours.comInstagram Handle @british_history_tours Instagram Followers 108K 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.comInstagram Handle @hannah_parker_ Instagram Followers 102.1K 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🎖️| BBC @historyextra ‘30 Under 30’Instagram Handle @thehistorymagpie Instagram Followers 93.4K Type Micro 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 102.3K Type Macro Gender Male Location United Kingdom
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14. Beth Reid
Bio I talk and write about Scottish history 🏴⚔️📍 Cairngorms👇 BUY MY BOOK 👇 ****@historywithbeth.comInstagram Handle @historywithbeth Instagram Followers 81.5K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact
15. Nicole DeRushie
Bio Author of BOG FASHION. MA Public History.BAH & MA Medieval St.L3 Forest School Leader.PGDE.Traditional knowledge & skills. @ashmoleanmuseum ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @grounded_history Instagram Followers 54.2K Type Micro Gender Female Location United Kingdom
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16. Ryan Gregory
Bio Where every day in a #throwback 🇬🇧 curated by @rgregs ✍️ Press and PR enquiries: ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @londonhistorian Instagram Followers 44.2K Type Micro Gender Male Location United Kingdom
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17. Chloe-Anne
Bio ✖️Destination X S1 @bbciplayer @bbc 🏛️ Historical Adventurer✨Be more Tigerlily than Wendy…@chloeannebanks 📧****@bemoretigerlily.comInstagram Handle @moretigerlily_history Instagram Followers 41.6K Type Micro Gender Female Location United Kingdom
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18. Dr Anthony Delaney
Bio 𝘘𝘶𝘦𝘦𝘳 𝘎𝘦𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘴: 𝘈 𝘏𝘪𝘥𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘏𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 of 𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘓𝘢𝘸𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘏𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘳𝘴 🩵💛💙AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER NOW 👇🏻Instagram Handle @anthonydelaneyhistory Instagram Followers 28.6K Type Micro Gender Male Location United Kingdom
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19. Kate Williams
Bio NYT bestselling historian and author, TV broadcaster @CNN’s Historian Queens, Kings & Dastardly Things on WedSecrets of Royal Palaces @channel5_tv ****@knightayton.co.ukInstagram Handle @katewilliamsme Instagram Followers 26.5K Type Micro Gender Female Location United Kingdom
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20. Jenny Draper
Bio Tour guide, London history nerd, and author of "Mavericks", out now!Instagram Handle @jdraperlondon Instagram Followers 25.4K Type Micro Gender Female Location London, England, United Kingdom
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21. Tracy Borman
Bio Historian, author and broadcaster. Chancellor and Professor of History at Bishop Grosseteste University. Chief Historian at Historic Royal Palaces ****@tracyborman.co.ukInstagram Handle @tracy.borman Instagram Followers 24.2K Type Micro Gender Female Location London, England, United Kingdom
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22. Christopher Green
Bio All things Anglo-Saxon ****@googlemail.comInstagram Handle @anglosaxonhistory Instagram Followers 24.5K Type Micro Gender Male Location United Kingdom
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23. Jessica Lawrence
Bio Wearer of wool & mother of hound IX - XV Living Historian@mitchofthefyrd ❤️All 📸 ©️ my ownInstagram Handle @historywithjess Instagram Followers 20.3K Type Micro Gender Female Location United Kingdom
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24. Dr. Owen Emmerson
Bio Social/Cultural Historian (C16th/C20th) Author, Broadcaster & Asst Curator @hever_castle. Consultant: BBC’s ‘Wolf Hall’ ❤️ Art, Architecture & Emotion ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @drowenemmerson Instagram Followers 19.1K Type Micro Gender Male Location United Kingdom
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25. Eleanor Medhurst
Bio 💖 Historian, writer, lecturer 📚 UNSUITABLE: A HISTORY OF LESBIAN FASHION💻 @dressingdykes / dressingdykes.com📍Brighton ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @elliemedhurst Instagram Followers 12K Type Micro Gender Female Location Brighton, England, United Kingdom
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26. Kate McCaffrey
Bio Historian. PhD Researcher. Curator. Writer. 🏰 @hever_castle📚 @mems_ukc💜 @thetudortrio ✨ @historyextra ‘30 under 30’ ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @kateemccaffreyhistorian Instagram Followers 10.3K Type Micro Gender Female Location Kent, England, United Kingdom
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27. Dr Maddy Pelling
Bio Historian & broadcaster📖 WRITING ON THE WALL @profile.books🎙️ AFTER DARK @historyhit🎥 PRESENTER ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @maddypelling Instagram Followers 11.1K Type Micro Gender Female Location United Kingdom
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28. Matthew Lewis
Bio Historian and writer. Medievalist. Snap happy. Co-host of the Gone Medieval Podcast, host of Echoes of History. ****@mattlewisauthor.comInstagram Handle @mattlewishistory Instagram Followers 9K Type Nano Gender Male Location Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
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29. Jackson van Uden
Bio The Home of Accessible and Digestible History | Historian, Author, Podcaster and Historical Consultant | @historyextra 30 Under 30 ****@historywithjackson.co.ukInstagram Handle @historywithjackson Instagram Followers 11.2K Type Micro Gender Male Location Peterborough, England, United Kingdom
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30. Estelle Paranque
Bio Historian. Academic. Sometimes on TV.All about History and the truth behind Historical FictionAuthor and editor of 6 Books 👇🏻 ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @estelleprnq Instagram Followers 16.9K Type Micro Gender Female Location United Kingdom
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31. Molly Anderson
Bio Exploring history and heritage sites🏠🏴 Scotland life ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @molly_the_historian Instagram Followers 4.4K Type Nano Gender Female Location Letchworth, England, United Kingdom
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32. Dr Jess Venner
Bio 🏺Ancient History • Archaeology • Art💌 ****@gmail.com✨Canon Best Original Content ITV bCreator of the Year ShortlistedVote for me👇🏼Instagram Handle @lifeinthepastlane_ Instagram Followers 46.5K Type Micro Gender Female Location Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
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33. Leigh Wakefield
Bio History MA Graduate 👩🏻🎓📜 | Podcast Researcher @talkingtudors 🎙️👑 | Book Addict 📚🐛 | Researching historical women in popular culture 👸🏻🎬 ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @historic_leigh_speaking Instagram Followers 4.3K Type Nano Gender Female Location United Kingdom
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34. Dr Elizabeth Norton
Bio Historian and Archaeologist. FRHistS. Writes books & appears on TV. Historical consultant on Firebrand & BBC’s Boleyns. Likes travellingInstagram Handle @enortonhistory Instagram Followers 5.5K Type Nano Gender Female Location United Kingdom
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35. Nathen Amin
Bio 🔸FRHS. Historian. Author. Heritage Consultant. Sometimes on TV🔸'Son of Prophecy' (2024), a BBC History Magazine Book of the Year🔸 Welsh-KashmiriInstagram Handle @nathenamin Instagram Followers 3.8K Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact
36. 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.ukInstagram Handle @historylizzie Instagram Followers 3.3K Type Nano Gender Female Location Tamworth, England, United Kingdom
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37. Sarah Austin
Bio 🏛️ Curator | Historian 🏺20 years in heritage Bringing you closer to the past 🔎Instagram Handle @thehistory_curator Instagram Followers 5.2K Type Nano Gender Female Location Manchester, England, United Kingdom
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38. Shauna
Bio 💻 Aspiring Victorian historian blogging about all things history✨ The Great Exhibition of 1851 enthusiast📚 Historical research, book reviews & more ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @shaunadoeshistory Instagram Followers 1.7K Type Nano Gender Female Location United Kingdom
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39. Dr Nicola Tallis
Bio 👩🏼FRHistS. Historian. Author. Contributor. 📚Crown of Blood,Elizabeth’s Rival,Uncrowned Queen,All the Queen’s Jewels,Young Elizabeth. ****@nicolatallis.comInstagram Handle @historian_nicola Instagram Followers 11.7K Type Micro Gender Female Location England, United Kingdom
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40. Charlotte Bowyer
Bio MedievalistWorking on a PhD in Old English literature📍Bristol / London ****@outlook.comInstagram Handle @lady_of_the_mercians Instagram Followers 59.8K Type Micro Gender Female Location London, England, United Kingdom
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41. 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.comInstagram Handle @historylondon Instagram Followers 2.2K Type Nano Gender Male Location United Kingdom
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42. Angel Davina
Bio History Postgraduate @ UoB, UK 📜Focusing on Ancient Civilisations + Medieval Europe 🏺🏰TikTok 👉🏼 historywithangel ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @historywithangel Instagram Followers 2.1K Type Nano Gender Female Location 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.comInstagram Handle @historywithrosie Instagram Followers 2.1K Type Nano Gender Female Location Surrey, England, United Kingdom
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