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    Alice Loxton

    Alice Loxton is a historian, author, and broadcaster. She has more than three million followers across social media where she shares educational videos about history, heritage and art.

    From Lincoln to London, the crosses of Eleanor are a legacy of love

    A grief-stricken Edward I built a legacy to love across the middle of England in memory of his adored Queen Consort, marked by 12 Eleanor Crosses. The historian Alice Loxton walks in the footsteps of the epic funerary procession.

    By Alice Loxton Published 14 August 25

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