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Simon Sebag Montefiore

Simon Sebag Montefiore
Simon Seabag Montefiore is a historian of Russia and the Middle East. He is the author of the novels 'Sashenka' and 'One Night in Winter', which won the Paddy Power Political Fiction Book of the Year Award in 2014. A Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, Montefiore graduated from Cambridge University, where he received his PhD.


Simon Sebag Montefiore on Ancient Star Wars, Pierced Penises, and Steam Baths

The Author of The World Explores the Lives of Roman and Mesoamerican Dynasties
May 24, 2023  By Simon Sebag Montefiore
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What are the greatest songs about history? Simon Sebag Montefiore has some ideas.

April 10, 2023  By Simon Sebag Montefiore
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What Makes a Great Speech?

Simon Sebag Montefiore Considers the Qualities of Great Oratory Throughout History
June 1, 2021  By Simon Sebag Montefiore
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Worst Pope of All Time?

Cronyism, Adultery, Torture... He Was No Francis
October 17, 2018  By Simon Sebag Montefiore
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