The Montefiores were Italian Jews who in the 1790s had emigrated from Tuscany to London, and Simon's mother descended from a Lithuanian family of scholars. Simon Sebag Montefiore is an international bestselling author and famed historian whose books have been published in 45 languages. Personal life. Simon Sebag Montefiore is an Author with five videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 2004 Booknotes. Montefiore is married to writer and historian Simon Sebag Montefiore.They were brought together by the historian Andrew Roberts, who thought "they would be absolutely perfect for each other because they were the only two people he knew who could remember the words to Evita off by heart". Montefiore … She says of their marriage: Sebag and I do bring out the best in each other. Simon Sebag Montefiore, Writer: Young Stalin. His latest book, WRITTEN IN HISTORY: LETTERS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD, is a selection of great letters from ancient times to the 21st … Simon Sebag Montefiore was born in 1965 in England. He is a writer and producer, known for Young Stalin, The Royal Rabbits of London and Jerusalem: The Making of a Holy City (2011). Alain Elkann interviews historian Simon Sebag Montefiore, an historian of Russia and the Middle East. SIMON SEBAG MONTEFIORE is a historian of Russia and the Middle East. Santa Palmer-tomkinson With Her New Husband Simon Sebag-montefiore And Bridesmaids And Pageboys. Santa Sebag Montefiore and Simon Sebag Montefiore attend The Mix' Charity Dinner At The River Cafe on October 13, 2019 in London, England. He has been awarded the Literary Prize Lupicaia del Terriccio 2017 for his "meticulous and captivating narration of the history of the Romanovs" in his book ‘The Romanovs: 1613-1918’. 5,602 Followers, 610 Following, 1,465 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from simon sebag montefiore (@simonsebag_montefiore) His most recent books include Written in History: Letters that Changed the World, Titans of History: The Giants Who Made Our World, and The Romanovs: 1613-1918. Whilst Santa lives in London with husband and critically acclaimed writer Simon Sebag Montefiore and children Sasha and Lily, she still has a cottage at the bottom of her parents’ garden in … Simon Sebag Montefiore is a historian in a hurry - as well he might be when there’s a whole millennium to fit into an hour. Simon Sebag Montefiore is the author of the global bestsellers 'The Romanovs' and 'Jerusalem: the Biography,' 'Stalin: the Court of the Red Tsar' and Young Stalin and the novels Sashenka and One Night in Winter and "Red Sky at Noon." Simon Sebag Montefiore is the internationally bestselling author of prize-winning works of history, novels and books for children. Simon Montefiore was born in London to Stephen Eric Sebag Montefiore and Phyllis April Jaffé. His books are published in 48 languages and are worldwide bestsellers. Charting the qualities that drive the rise and fall of men, empires and faiths, and particularly the qualities of leadership, his themes …