
ALEX VON TUNZELMANNAuthor, Screenwriter, Historian |
Books
Alex’s latest book FALLEN IDOLS was published in 2021. It was shortlisted for the Wolfson History Prize 2022.
FALLEN IDOLS
TWELVE STATUES THAT MADE HISTORY
In the past few years, there has been a rush to topple statues. From the USA to India, from the UK to Mexico, from Canada to Bangladesh, protesters inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement defaced and hauled down statues of slaveholders, Confederates and imperialists.
Read MoreBLOOD & SAND
SUEZ, HUNGARY AND THE CRISIS THAT SHOOK THE WORLD
Over sixteen extraordinary days in October and November 1956, the twin crises of Suez and Hungary pushed the world to the brink of a nuclear conflict and what many at the time were calling World War III.
Read MoreREEL HISTORY
THE WORLD ACCORDING TO THE MOVIES
Was the printing press invented by King Arthur? Did William 'Braveheart' Wallace father Edward III of England? And did Jon Bon Jovi rescue an Enigma machine during World War II?
Read MoreRED HEAT
CONSPIRACY, MURDER AND THE COLD WAR IN THE CARIBBEAN
America's secret war in the Caribbean during the Cold War is revealed as never before in this riveting story of the machinations and blunders of superpowers, and the daring of the mavericks who took them on.
Read MoreINDIAN SUMMER
THE SECRET HISTORY OF THE END OF AN EMPIRE
The stroke of midnight on 15 August 1947 liberated 400 million Indians from the British Empire.
Read MoreFilm & Television
- CHURCHILL (2017)
- Director: Jonathan Teplitsky
- Stars: Brian Cox, Miranda Richardson, John Slattery, James Purefoy
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- MEDICI, MASTERS OF FLORENCE (I MEDICI) (2016–)
- Series director: Sergio Mimica-Gezzan
- Created by: Nicholas Meyer & Frank Spotnitz
- Stars: Dustin Hoffman, Richard Madden, Frances Barber, Stuart Martin
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About
Alex von Tunzelmann read Modern History at University College, Oxford, and now lives in London. She is the author of five books and writes drama for film and television.
Reel History
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Contact
If you have a rights inqury, or want to inquire about speaking engagements or appearances, please contact Alex's agents.
Literary Agent
- Natasha Fairweather
- 020 7221 3717
- info@rcwlitagency.com
Film & Television
- Yasmin McDonald
- 020 3214 0994
- ymcdonald@unitedagents.co.uk