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Alexander Larman
Born (1981-11-29) November 29, 1981 (age 44)
Alma materRegent's Park College, Oxford
OccupationsAuthor, journalist, historian

Alexander Larman (born 29 November 1981) is a British author and journalist. His books are largely historical biographies. He has written for a range of British newspapers and magazines and is the books editor of The Spectator World.

Education

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Larman attended Winchester College and Regent's Park College, Oxford, where he read English.[1]

Career

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Larman’s first book was published in 2014 entitled Blazing Star: The Life and Times of John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester, a biography of the Restoration poet and courtier.[2][3] This was followed in 2016 by Restoration: 1666: A Year in Britain, a social history focusing on the events of 1666.[4][5] That same year, Larman published Byron’s Women, a study of Lord Byron’s life through the perspectives of the women who knew him.[6][7] The work was subsequently shortlisted for the Elma Dangerfield Prize.

Larman's next book published in 2020 was The Crown in Crisis: Countdown to the Abdication, which provides a detailed account of Edward VIII abdication crisis.[8][9] The book drew international media attention due to Larman's discovery of new archival documents relating to an assassination attempt on the King by George McMahon.[10]

Larman expanded his focus on the House of Windsor with two follow-up volumes: The Windsors at War: The Nazi Threat to the Crown (2023) and Power and Glory: Elizabeth II and the Rebirth of Royalty (2024). These works examine the Royal Family’s trajectory from the onset of World War II through the coronation of Elizabeth II.[11] His writing in this series is noted for blending political history with personal narratives and utilizing previously unreleased archival materials.

Larman previously served as literary editor of The Chap magazine.[12]

Personal life

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Larman's father-in-law was the Stirling Prize award-winning architect Will Alsop.[13][14]

Works

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  • Blazing Star: The Life and Times of John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester (Head of Zeus, 2014) ISBN 978-1781851098
  • Restoration: 1666: A Year in Britain (Head of Zeus, 2016) ISBN 978-1781851333
  • Byron's Women (Head of Zeus, 2016) ISBN 978-1784082024
  • The Crown in Crisis: Countdown to the Abdication (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2020) ISBN 9781474612579
  • The Windsors at War: The Nazi Threat to the Crown (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2023) ISBN 978-1474623933
  • Power and Glory: Elizabeth II and the Rebirth of Royalty (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2024) ISBN 978-1399615525
  • Lazarus: The Second Coming of David Bowie (New Modern, 2026) ISBN 978-1917923446

References

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  1. ^ Lownie, Andrew Authors: Alexander Larman
  2. ^ Dennison, Matthew (28 June 2014). "Blazing Star by Alexander Larman". The Times.
  3. ^ Thomson, Ian (20 July 2014). "Blazing Star: The Life and Times of John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester review – the wild man of the Restoration". The Guardian.
  4. ^ East, Ben (8 May 2016). "Restoration: The Year of the Great Fire by Alexander Larman – review". The Guardian.
  5. ^ DeGroot, Gerard (9 April 2016). "Books: Restoration: The Year of the Great Fire by Alexander Larman". The Times.
  6. ^ Kohda, Claire (18 December 2016). "Byron's Women by Alexander Larman – review". The Observer.
  7. ^ Lewis, Roger (27 August 2016). "Byron's Women by Alexander Larman". The Times.
  8. ^ Cowdray, Katherine (13 March 2020). "W&N signs 'painstakingly researched' story of Edward VIII's abdication". The Bookseller.
  9. ^ Alberge, Dalya (28 June 2020). "British state 'covered up plot to assassinate King Edward VIII'". The Guardian.
  10. ^ Francheschini, Enrico (29 June 2020). "Regno Unito, quando l'Italia fascista voleva uccidere re Edoardo VIII" [United Kingdom, when fascist Italian wanted to kill King Edward VIII]. La Repubblica (in Italian).
  11. ^ Fraser, Katie (6 December 2022). "Weidenfeld & Nicolson lands two books to complete Windsor trilogy from Larman". The Bookseller.
  12. ^ Larman, Alexander (3 September 2020). "Super Thursday". The Critic.
  13. ^ Mairs, Jessic Architecture industry pays tribute to "true free spirit" Will Alsop, De Zeen, 14 May 2018
  14. ^ Hopkirk, Elizabeth Will Alsop Dies Aged 70, Building, 14 May 2018