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 Enagagement Rate 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 Follower Growth (2mo) +1% Type Mega Gender Male Enagagement Rate 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 766.1K Follower Growth (2mo) +1% Type Macro Gender Male Enagagement Rate Location London, England, United Kingdom
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4. Dr Amy Boyington

Bio Historian, Author & PresenterAs seen on @channel4 @channel5_tv @historyuk Pre-order my new book!👇🏻 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @history_with_amy Instagram Followers 734.2K Type Macro Gender Female Enagagement Rate Location United Kingdom
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5. 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 233K Follower Growth (2mo) +3% Type Macro Gender Female Enagagement Rate Location Kingston upon Thames, England, United Kingdom
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6. Tristan Hughes

Bio All things ancient history at History Hit. Host of The Ancients podcast 🎙️👇 🇦🇺🇳🇿 tour this August! Instagram Handle @ancientstristan Instagram Followers 202.3K Follower Growth (2mo) +5% Type Macro Gender Male Enagagement Rate Location United Kingdom
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7. Katie Wignall

Bio 🙋🏻‍♀️London Tour Guide - Public walks and private tours👉🏼sign up for my weekly newsletter for London’s hidden history and latest walk availability *****@lookup.london Instagram Handle @look_uplondon Instagram Followers 199.9K Follower Growth (2mo) +1% Type Macro Gender Female Enagagement Rate Location London, England, United Kingdom
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8. 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 153.1K Follower Growth (2mo) -1% Type Macro Gender Female Location Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
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9. 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 141.6K Follower Growth (2mo) +3% Type Macro Gender Male Enagagement Rate Location Canterbury, England, United Kingdom
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10. Philippa Lacey Brewell

Bio 📸 History Travel🏆 Award-winning History Tours🎁 Patreon.com/BritishHistory 👩‍💼 Historical Consultanta/c and company run by Philippa *****@britishhistorytours.com Instagram Handle @british_history_tours Instagram Followers 107.5K Type Macro Gender Female Location Worcester, England, United Kingdom
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11. Dr Jess Venner

Bio 🏺Ancient Historian • Archaeologist • Author @oxford_uni Leverhulme Research Fellow🌋THE LOST VOICES OF POMPEII✨Out NOW! Tickets for my tour 👇🏼 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @lifeinthepastlane_ Instagram Followers 89.4K Follower Growth (2mo) +9% Type Micro Gender Female Enagagement Rate Location Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
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12. Beth Reid

Bio I talk and write about Scottish history 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿⚔️📍 Cairngorms *****@historywithbeth.com Instagram Handle @historywithbeth Instagram Followers 84.7K Type Micro Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact

13. Dr Anthony Delaney

Bio 𝘘𝘶𝘦𝘦𝘳 𝘎𝘦𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘴 OUT NOW (paperback: 4 June)Co-host History Hit’s After Dark podcast. Instagram Handle @anthonydelaneyhistory Instagram Followers 63K Follower Growth (2mo) +26% Type Micro Gender Male Enagagement Rate Location United Kingdom
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14. 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 59.1K Type Micro Gender Female Enagagement Rate Location United Kingdom
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15. 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 Follower Growth (2mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Male Enagagement Rate Location United Kingdom
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16. 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 34.3K Follower Growth (2mo) +5% Type Micro Gender Male Enagagement Rate Location United Kingdom
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17. Kate Williams

Bio NYT bestselling historian, broadcaster REGINA: A NEW HISTORY OF WOMEN AND POWER June 3@cnn royal historian @channel5_tv @bbc Queens, Kings on Mon *****@knightayton.co.uk Instagram Handle @katewilliamsme Instagram Followers 32.6K Follower Growth (2mo) +12% Type Micro Gender Female Enagagement Rate Location United Kingdom
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18. 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 29.2K Follower Growth (2mo) +7% Type Micro Gender Female Enagagement Rate Location London, England, United Kingdom
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19. Estelle Paranque

Bio The Tweed Historian & Author-Editor (6 books)Women & Power 🇬🇧 🇫🇷 Historically accurate + Living With HistoryHeritage places • Archives • Letters *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @estelleprnq Instagram Followers 29.1K Follower Growth (2mo) +10% Type Micro Gender Female Enagagement Rate 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 27.7K Follower Growth (2mo) +1% Type Micro Gender Female Enagagement Rate Location London, England, United Kingdom
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21. Jessica Lawrence

Bio Medieval heritage, history & reenactment Founder @livingmedievalofficial 📸 & ❤️ @mitchofthefyrd Instagram Handle @historywithjess Instagram Followers 25.4K Follower Growth (2mo) +2% Type Micro Gender Female Enagagement Rate Location United Kingdom
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22. Dr. Owen Emmerson

Bio Historian, Author, Broadcaster, Historical Consultant, & Assistant Curator.Rep: @pfdagentsPatreon: @owenandkatehistory *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @drowenemmerson Instagram Followers 21.9K Follower Growth (2mo) +2% Type Micro Gender Male Enagagement Rate Location United Kingdom
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23. Dr Maddy Pelling

Bio Historian & broadcaster📖 HOAX (Coming 7 May 2026) @profile.books🎙️ AFTER DARK @historyhit🎥 PRESENTER *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @maddypelling Instagram Followers 18K Follower Growth (2mo) +15% Type Micro Gender Female Enagagement Rate Location United Kingdom
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24. 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 13.4K Follower Growth (2mo) +11% Type Micro Gender Male Enagagement Rate Location Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
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25. 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 13.1K Follower Growth (2mo) +2% Type Micro Gender Female Enagagement Rate Location England, United Kingdom
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26. 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 12.9K Follower Growth (2mo) +1% Type Micro Gender Male Location Peterborough, England, United Kingdom
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27. 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 12.7K Follower Growth (2mo) +4% Type Micro Gender Female Enagagement Rate Location Brighton, England, United Kingdom
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28. Kate McCaffrey

Bio Historian, PhD Student, Asst Curator, Writer, @historyextra ‘30 under 30’, Sometimes on TV ✨Patreon: @owenandkatehistory 🏰 @hever_castle 📚 @mems_ukc *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @kateemccaffreyhistorian Instagram Followers 12.6K Follower Growth (2mo) +6% Type Micro Gender Female Enagagement Rate Location Kent, England, United Kingdom
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29. 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 6K Follower Growth (2mo) +4% Type Nano Gender Female Enagagement Rate Location United Kingdom
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30. Sarah Austin

Bio Archaeology | History | Heritage🏺 Archaeology Curator Explore the ancient world with me 🌎 ✨ 📧 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @thehistory_curator Instagram Followers 5.1K Type Nano Gender Female Enagagement Rate Location Manchester, England, United Kingdom
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31. Leigh Wakefield

Bio History MA Graduate 👩🏻‍🎓📜| Podcast Researcher @talkingtudors 🎙️🥀| Visitor Assistant @bronteparsonagemuseum 🪦🪶 | Book Addict 📚🐛 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @historic_leigh_speaking Instagram Followers 4.7K Follower Growth (2mo) +1% Type Nano Gender Female Enagagement Rate 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 Enagagement Rate Location Letchworth, England, United Kingdom
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33. Nathen Amin

Bio Historian • Author • Podcaster • Tour Guide • Public Speaker • Substacker • Fellow of Royal Historical Society • Welsh-Kashmiri • Instagram Handle @nathenamin Instagram Followers 4.4K Follower Growth (2mo) +3% Type Nano Gender Male Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact

34. Dr Lizzie Rogers

Bio Historian of 18th & early 19thC. Curator & Archivist @bowoodwiltshire. Views my own (and sometimes Jane Austen's). *****@historylizzie.co.uk Instagram Handle @historylizzie Instagram Followers 3.7K Follower Growth (2mo) +3% Type Nano Gender Female Enagagement Rate Location Tamworth, England, United Kingdom
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35. Rosie Maggs

Bio Exploring Interwar history Founder @thehistoriansmagazine @thelittlehistoriansmagazine MA European History Graduate👩🏼‍🎓@historyextra 30 under 30 ✨ *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @historywithrosie Instagram Followers 2.4K Follower Growth (2mo) +1% Type Nano Gender Female Enagagement Rate Location Surrey, England, United Kingdom
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36. Shauna

Bio 💻 Aspiring Victorian historian✨ The Great Exhibition of 1851 enthusiast📚 Historical research, book reviews & more *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @shaunadoeshistory Instagram Followers 1.8K Follower Growth (2mo) +2% Type Nano Gender Female Enagagement Rate Location United Kingdom
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37. Bethan Catherine Watts

Bio main account @bethanwatts.historian *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @bethshistoricalblog Instagram Followers 155 Type Nano Gender Female Location United Kingdom
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38. 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 Enagagement Rate Location United Kingdom
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39. 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 Enagagement Rate Location United Kingdom
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40. Steph Black

Bio Historian & ArchaeologistPhD candidate✉️*****@gmail.comLondon Instagram Handle @adventuringarchaeologist Instagram Followers 148.9K Type Macro Gender Female Enagagement Rate Location London, England, United Kingdom
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41. 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 Enagagement Rate Location United Kingdom
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42. Charlotte Bowyer

Bio MedievalistWorking on a PhD in Old English literature📍Bristol / London *****@outlook.com Instagram Handle @lady_of_the_mercians Instagram Followers 58.3K Type Micro Gender Female Enagagement Rate Location London, England, United Kingdom
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43. 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 Enagagement Rate Location United Kingdom
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44. 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 Enagagement Rate Location United Kingdom
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45. 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 Enagagement Rate Location United Kingdom
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