Rupert sebag montefiore biography templates

          Acclaimed historian Simon Sebag Montefiore selects letters that have changed the course of global events or touched a timeless emotion - whether passion, rage.

        1. Acclaimed historian Simon Sebag Montefiore selects letters that have changed the course of global events or touched a timeless emotion – whether passion, rage.
        2. Contact Now. Share this article.
        3. About the Author.
        4. Acclaimed historian Simon Sebag Montefiore selects some of the greatest letters ever written from ancient times to the twentieth century.

          5. Contact Now. Share this article..

          Simon Sebag Montefiore

          British historian and writer (born )

          Simon Jonathan Sebag Montefiore (SEE-bag MON-tif-ee-OR-ee; born 27 June )[1] is a British historian, television presenter and author of history books and novels,[2][3] including Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar (), Jerusalem: The Biography (), The Romanovs – (), and The World: A Family History of Humanity ().

          Early life

          Simon Sebag Montefiore was born in London. His father was psychotherapist Stephen Eric Sebag Montefiore (–), a great-grandson of the banker Sir Joseph Sebag-Montefiore, the nephew and heir of the wealthy philanthropist Sir Moses Montefiore.[4]

          Simon's mother was Phyllis April Jaffé (–) from the Lithuanian branch of the Jaffe family.

          Simon Sebag Montefiore is the internationally bestselling author of prize-winning history and novels.

          Her parents fled the Russian Empire at the beginning of the 20th century. They bought tickets for New York City, but were cheated, being instead dropped off at Cork, Ireland. In , due to the Limerick pogrom, her fathe