Podcast appearances and mentions of Simon Sebag Montefiore

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Geen Nederlands politicus steeg zo jong zo hoog en stortte na 19 jaar op de toppen van de macht in Europa zo diep de afgrond in. Het is het verhaal - en een indrukwekkende tentoonstelling in Dordrecht - van een politiek leven in tijden van mercantiele macht wereldwijd en expansie over heel de aardbol. Van een leven in tijden van ongekende weelde en culturele bloei. Ook een leven van intellectuele brille en vriendschappen en een verhaal van een grote liefde. Een leven dat gruwelijk eindigt. In een staatsgreep, moord en een wanhopige oorlog tegen de grootmachten van Europa. Jaap Jansen en PG Kroeger duiken in deze vijfhonderdste editie van Betrouwbare Bronnen in het leven en werk en de mens Johan de Witt (1625 - 1672). In dit verhaal komen alle thema's samen die deze podcast sinds het begin in 2018 kenmerken. Van Habsburg tot Lubbers. Van Rutte tot India. Van Kissinger tot West-Afrika, innovatie, wetenschap, kunsten, Machiavelli, de Oranjes en krachtige vrouwen. Gast is kenner en romancier over Johan de Wit, Jean-Marc van Tol, zonder wie er bovendien geen Fokke & Sukke zouden zijn. We duiken in vragen als 'Had De Witt humor?' 'Haatte hij de Oranjes heus zo erg?' 'Wat was zijn geheim als wiskundig genie?' ***Deze aflevering is mede mogelijk gemaakt met donaties van luisteraars die we hiervoor hartelijk danken. Word ook vriend van de show! Vrienden kunnen meedingen naar een van de vijf door Uitgeverij Catullus beschikbaar gestelde exemplaren van Vrouwen rondom Johan de Witt met een exclusieve tekening door Jean-Marc!Heb je belangstelling om in onze podcast te adverteren of ons te sponsoren? Zend een mailtje naar adverteren@dagennacht.nl en wij zoeken contact.Op sommige podcast-apps kun je niet alles lezen. De complete tekst plus linkjes en een overzicht van al onze eerdere afleveringen vind je hier***Johan de Witts jeugd was die van een razend slimme scholier in Dordrecht; een bemiddelde jongen die op 'Grand Tour' kon gaan. Plots werd hij politicus in een diepe politieke crisis. Hijzelf en zijn omgeving ontdekten toen zijn uitzonderlijk talent voor 'persuasie'. Doordacht, bijna wiskundig-rationeel argumenteren en overtuigen.De Witt bleek een volleerd polderaar, een subliem onderhandelaar, scherp rekenaar met macht, geld, timing en daadkracht. Verrassend modern ook zijn bewuste soberheid en scherp oog voor integriteit. Er zit veel Mark Rutte in hem en minstens zoveel Ruud Lubbers.Hij saneerde krachtdadig en uitermate effectief de begrotingschaos van de Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden. Zijn wiskundig vernuft bleek onmisbaar. Zijn visionaire investeringen in wetenschap, innovatie en kunsten vormden het fundament voor zijn 'nationaal groeifonds' waarmee hij over jaren kon investeren in de meest geavanceerde, technologisch up to date zeemacht. Zijn admiraal Michiel de Ruyter konden rekenen op het allerbeste van hightech der marine. De Witt was geen dorknoper. Hij ging met een leuke Nassau-prinses naar de kermis en genoot met volle teugen. Roddels gonsden over het Binnenhof. Hij speelde viola da gamba en was een gangmaker op feesten en partijen. Maar zijn echte passies waren zijn innig geliefde Wendela Bicker, mathematische raadsels en regeren. Vanuit een klein ambtelijk vertrek in het gebouw waar in onze tijd de Eerste Kamer zit, leidde hij met enkele klerken het Republikeins bewind dynamisch en met korte lijnen. Met zijn netwerk van 'de vrunden' regeerde hij de Staten van Holland, de Staten-Generaal, de hele Republiek, maar ook over de machtsverhoudingen in Europa en de wereldwijde koloniale handelsimperia. Onder zijn bondgenoten zelfs de sultan in Istanboel en de Mughal heersers van India.Twee mensen met een groot machtsinstinct en grote allure als vorsten waren cruciaal voor zijn succes. En voor zijn ondergang. Oranje-weduwe Amalia van Solms koos - in het belang van haar strategie voor de dynastie - voor een alliantie met Johan de Witt, tegen de manipulaties van het Britse hof. De jonge koning Lodewijk de Veertiende van Frankrijk vleide 'mon bon ami et allié conféderé', maar kreeg allengs schoon genoeg van De Witts gedurige triomfen in het verdeel- en heersspel van de grootmachten. Lodewijk bleek een machiavellist waar zelfs De Witt door overrompeld werd. 'L'état c'est moi' hield een gewetenloosheid en strategische visie in die hij zich vermoedelijk niet kon voorstellen.Johans geopolitieke visie en zijn hondsbrutale militaire acties joegen de vijanden in Londen en Versailles in elkaars armen. Ineens trokken ze samen op tegen de mercantiele en koloniale oppermacht van dat kleine, overmoedige staatje aan de Noordzee. De Witt moest een kopje kleiner gemaakt. Hun oorlog mikte erop dat Frankrijk België, Brabant en Limburg zou kapen, Duitse vorsten het Oosten en Noorden van de Republiek en de Britten Holland en Zeeland als vazalstaatje onder Oranje bewind. Paniek brak los. Het volk was redeloos, het land reddeloos en de regering radeloos.De Witt verloor de greep op de Haagse politiek. De Oranje-factie greep de macht, hitste het volk op en liet Johan en zijn broer Cornelis in 1672 gruwelijk vermoorden.De jonge prins Willem III – als ‘Kind van Staat' opgevoed onder leiding van Johan - won de oorlog met veel geluk en vernuft. Kissinger was niet voor niks zo'n bewonderaar van Willem III. Zijn triomf in 'the Glorious Revolution' van 1688-89 - een soort anti-Brexit! - was postuum ook die van De Witt en zijn grootmoeder Amalia.400 haar geleden is Johan de Witt geboren. Met Jean-Marc van Tol belichten Jaap en PG vele nieuwe aspecten van zijn leven en werk. Zijn ruim 25.000 brieven die nu worden ontsloten, de documenten en kunstwerken in de grote expositie en de psychologische inzichten dankzij Van Tols romans maken het beeld van zo'n turbulent en rijk leven fris en vernieuwd. De Witt is weer helemaal van nu.***Verder lezenJohan de Witt en EngelandJohan de Witt en FrankrijkJohan de Witt en het RampjaarVrouwen rondom Johan de WittMuschBuatNog meer van Jean-Marc van Tol***Verder kijkenLezing Jean-Marc van Tol over Buat***Verder luisterenDe Witt en leiders na hem461 - Ruud Lubbers zag het een slag anders193 - Kabinetsformatie 2021: Mark Rutte en de slijtage van zijn leiderschap (oa over De Witt en Oldenbarnevelt)De Witt en zijn tijd472 - Winterboekeneditie - Premiers, Leiderschap, Macht441 - Extra zomeraflevering: boekenspecial! (oa over de Bickers)08 - Paul Rem over Willem III, de Britten en Het Loo387 - Niets is zó politiek als opera - 100 jaar Maria Callas (oa over Lodewijk XIV, balletdanser)284 - Quatorze Juillet: komt onder Macron een einde aan De Gaulles Vijfde Republiek? (over Franse heersers)311 - De wereld volgens Simon Sebag Montefiore (oa over Minette)49 - De koningen van Hispanje die wij altijd hebben geëerd158 - Aan zee is een land nooit klein: EU-voorzitter Portugal (oa: de relatie van Portugal met de Republiek)313 - Zweden, land met een roemruchte geschiedenis (rivaal van de Republiek)262 - Waarom India - ook voor Nederland - steeds belangrijker wordt (bondgenoot van de Republiek)48 - Adam Smith en De Welvaart van LandenDe Witt en zijn actualiteit200 - De Heerser: Machiavelli's lessen zijn nog altijd actueel359 - Nederland en de slavernij, 150 jaar na de afschaffing312 - Schurend verleden - over cancelculture, politiek en geschiedenis300 - Ethische politiek: het bijzondere Nederland met zijn 'moreel hoogstaande opvattingen'350 - 100 jaar Henry Kissinger***Tijdlijn00:00:00 – Deel 100:42:27 – Deel 201:39:09 – Deel 301:57:31 – Einde Zie het privacybeleid op https://art19.com/privacy en de privacyverklaring van Californië op https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Was WWII actually Stalin's War? He's a man whose name is synonymous with absolute power, the epitome of ruthless ambition, his story is one of both triumph and unspeakable cruelty. A man whose brutality matched any of the Axis leaders....who worked with Hitler….yet in the end ...aligned himself with the Allies. As a result, he came out of the war on top and shaped the world order for the subsequent 50 years. Even today his shadow falls over the events we're seeing on the evening news.In this episode of 'The Leaders' Dan is joined by Professor of Strategic Studies at the University of St Andrews, Phillips O'Brien and historian Simon Sebag Montefiore to examine the rise of Stalin's totalitarian power and the way he manipulated everyone on both sides to reach his strategic aims. Produced by Mariana Des Forges and edited by Dougal PatmorePhillip's book 'The Strategists' is available now.Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe.We'd love to hear your feedback - you can take part in our podcast survey here: https://insights.historyhit.com/history-hit-podcast-always-on.You can also email the podcast directly at ds.hh@historyhit.com.

Willkommen zur Februarfolge der Monatslese! Die heutigen Teilnehmer: Klaudia Tobias Migge  ( youtube) Gelbschlumpf und Dela Die Shownotes: 00:00:00 Intro und Begrüßung 00:00:47 Allgemeines Thema: Spaß mit Kapitalismus und Kindle Cory Doctorow – Chokepoint Capitalism (außerdem: https://pluralistic.net/2022/08/21/what-is-chokepoint-capitalism/) 00:11:02 Allgemeines Thema: Seitenzahlen bedeuten Garnichts! Runde 1: 00:19:09 Tobi: Stephen King / Richard Chizmar – Gwendys Wunschkasten bei 2Read und bei KBDG 00:29:18 Dela: Ambrogio A. Caiani – To Kidnap a Pope 00:32:08 Stefan: Mark Uwe Kling – Qualityland (und Dystopien generell) Klaudias Utopie beim CCC Arne Semsrott – Machtübernahme Julia Cameron – The Artists Way 00:57:59 Klaudia: Leif Tewes – Alternativen (Interview dazu unter https://media.ccc.de/v/pw20-393-mit-rechten-reden) Runde 2: 01:03:18 Tobi: Heinz Schilling – 1517 Simon Sebag Montefiore – The world: a family history of humanity 01:14:08 Dela: !!!CONTENT WARNING Häusliche Gewalt!!! Carissa Orlando – The September House Hilfetelefon.de 01:33:29 Stefan: ??? Geschichtsfärbung 01:54:34 Klaudia: Ben Aaronovitch – Rivers of London (und „Moon over Soho“ und „Tales from the Folly“) Runde 3: 01:58:16 Tobi: Axel Hacke – Aua! Die Geschichte meines Körpers 02:04:24 Dela: David Serdaris – Naked 02:06:19 Stefan: Matthias von Hellfeld – Die verunsicherte Nation 02:09:09 Klaudia: Kim Stanley Robinson – The Ministry for the Future 02:14:28 Leseausblick, Hausmeisterei, Verabschiedung, Outro Thomas Ligotti – Songs of a Dead Dreamer and Grimscribe Violet Fenn – Netherweird Chronicles Dela bei Podcastfaible

Did you know that Joseph Stalin could sing with perfect pitch? Or that he was so scared of his wife that he would hide from her in the bathroom? Did you know that Peter the Great liked to surround himself with naked dwarfs? Did you know that Catherine the Great—long smeared as a nymphomaniac—was actually a lovelorn monogamist? Or that King Herod's genitals once exploded with maggots? Most historians bore you with dry accounts of battles and treaties, and it's hard to remember any of it. But not Simon Sebag Montefiore, who writes 900 pages that you cannot put down. Sebag is one of the most important historians alive today. His many books, like Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar, The Romanovs, and Catherine the Great & Potemkin are essential to understanding power, politics, revolution, dictatorships, and above all, human nature. While most of Sebag's books are biographies of people, Jerusalem is a biography of a city—a city, as he writes, that is “the house of the one God, the capital of two peoples, the temple of three religions, and the only city to exist twice in heaven and on earth.” The book takes you through Jerusalem's 3,000-year history, from King David to Bibi Netanyahu. It is a must-read. It has sold more than a million copies, and it has just been reissued in paperback. With the ceasefire deal underway in Israel and with Trump a few weeks into his second presidency, we could not think of a better person to talk to than Simon about this moment and how to understand it.  Header 6: The Free Press earns a commission from any purchases made through all book links in this article. If you liked what you heard from Honestly, the best way to support us is to go to TheFP.com and become a Free Press subscriber today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Catherine the Great stands out from the rulers of Imperial Russia – a 'philosopher empress' whose wit, political savvy, and unyielding ambition transformed her empire into a European powerhouse. Seizing the throne through an audacious coup against her own husband, Catherine wielded her authority with an iron grip, balancing the volatile ambitions of her court while nurturing her vision of enlightened rule. Historian Janet Hartley speaks to Danny Bird about how Catherine corresponded with the era's leading philosophers, navigated scandalous love affairs and earned her glittering but contentious reputation — not just as an innovator but as the architect of Russia's might. Here, Simon Sebag Montefiore answers listener questions about the history of imperial Russia's formidable rulers: https://link.chtbl.com/QWPY1LAC. The HistoryExtra podcast is produced by the team behind BBC History Magazine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A @Christadelphians Video: Description: Jerusalem is mentioned in the Bible in Genesis when Abraham meets Melchizedek the King Priest of Jerusalem. Later on, Christ prophesied about the sacking of Jerusalem by the Romans. In our time Jerusalem is once again under Jewish control. In the future, Jerusalem will become the centre of religious worship, under Christ who will return to earth to rule the world. # Summary Stephen Palmer shares his reflections on Jerusalem, highlighting its historical and spiritual significance as foretold in the Bible. He discusses his personal experiences in the city, its tumultuous history, and prophecies concerning its future, emphasizing that Jerusalem is central to God's plan and will ultimately be a place of peace governed by righteousness. # Highlights -

Increased speculation on a hostage/ceasefire deal, a disturbing account of alleged IDF misconduct in Gaza and the fallout of two shocking attacks on synagogues in Montreal and Melbourne. Plus: a conversation that ranges from Damascus to Limerick and all points in between with historian Simon Sebag Montefiore. Finally Yonit and Jonathan salute a French heroine - and decry the Syrian prisoner who never was.Join our Patreon community - a special Christmas bonus episode coming up this Tuesday!Find us on social media (Facebook, Instagram, Bluesky, Linkedin, YouTube, X)

Increased speculation on a hostage/ceasefire deal, a disturbing account of alleged IDF misconduct in Gaza and the fallout of two shocking attacks on synagogues in Montreal and Melbourne. Plus: a conversation that ranges from Damascus to Limerick and all points in between with historian Simon Sebag Montefiore. Finally Yonit and Jonathan salute a French heroine - and decry the Syrian prisoner who never was. Join our Patreon community - a special Christmas bonus episode coming up this Tuesday! Find us on social media (Facebook, Instagram, Bluesky, Linkedin, YouTube, X) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Sam Harris speaks with Simon Sebag Montefiore about the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, the history of the Jews, and the rise of global antisemitism. If the Making Sense podcast logo in your player is BLACK, you can SUBSCRIBE to gain access to all full-length episodes at samharris.org/subscribe. Learning how to train your mind is the single greatest investment you can make in life. That's why Sam Harris created the Waking Up app. From rational mindfulness practice to lessons on some of life's most important topics, join Sam as he demystifies the practice of meditation and explores the theory behind it.

Met Poetins oorlog en de geopolitieke opmars van Xi's China is tot de landen van het Westen in één klap doorgedrongen hoe afhankelijk zij zijn van precies díe grondstoffen, metalen en halffabrikaten waar heel de hightech op draait. Ook die voor de energietransitie, de digitalisering en onze defensie. Het kabinet Rutte IV heeft vlak voor zijn afscheid daarom Allard Castelein benoemd tot grondstoffengezant. Voor het eerst vertelt hij wat zijn werk inhoudt, wat hij gaan doen en hoe hij dat aanpakt.Jaap Jansen en PG Kroeger verkennen die unieke klus met hem op het toneel van een seminar van Invest in Holland in Lantaren/Venster in Rotterdam. Voor dit internationale publiek deden zij nog iets, een 'verzoeknummer'. De organisatoren daagden uit een 'echt Betrouwbare Bronnen verhaal' te vertellen over de historie van de Nederlandse geest van handel, ontdekkingen, wereldwijde contacten en unieke logistiek in deze delta van Europa met die enorme wereldhaven.This episode is mostly in English. The historical story starts from minute 11 and the conversation with Allard Castelein starts from minute 39.***Deze aflevering is mede mogelijk gemaakt door Invest in Holland. En met donaties van luisteraars die we hiervoor hartelijk danken. Word ook vriend van de show!Heb je belangstelling om in onze podcast te adverteren of ons te sponsoren? Zend een mailtje naar adverteren@dagennacht.nl en wij zoeken contact.Op sommige podcast-apps kun je niet alles lezen. De complete tekst plus linkjes en een overzicht van al onze eerdere afleveringen vind je hier***Deze editie begint met een historisch verhaal van PG. Hij duikt in het megaproject van logistiek, verkeer, scheepvaart, handel en geopolitieke heerschappij over Noordwest Europa en de Noordzee door de Romeinse keizer Claudius. Deze opmerkelijke heerser - een ernstig gehandicapt prinsje uit de Julisch-Claudische dynastie dat buitengewoon begaafd bleek te zijn - profileerde zich met grootscheepse publieke werken en als de vrij onwaarschijnlijke veroveraar van wat zelfs voorvader Julius Caesar niet lukte: Britannia.Zijn logistieke project in de Nederlanden legde de grondslag voor de regio Zuid-Holland als de delta van Europa. Zijn fameuze opvolger Hadrianus kwam er zelf poolshoogte nemen en verbleef in het havenstadje dat Claudius liet aanleggen. Dit 'Forum Hadriani' mocht zich voortaan naar deze keizer noemen; het huidige Voorburg, slaapstad van de residentie.Een tweede verhaal uit vroeger tijden brengt je rond 1250 naar een monnik uit onze streken die als gezant - niet voor grondstoffen! - namens koning Louis IX – Lodewijk de negende, later befaamd als Saint Louis - de reis van zijn leven maakt. Willem van Rubroeck brengt een missive van de koning naar diens collega elders. Niet de minste. De grootste heerser in de wereldgeschiedenis, Möngke, de kleinzoon van Dzjengis Khan. Zijn belevenissen onderweg en in de gigantische hoofdstad Karakorum zijn verbluffend.Het derde verhaal gat over een Rotterdamse handelaar Jan Joosten van Lodensteyn, die met het schip 'De Liefde' in 1600 als eerste aanlegde bij Edo, de hoofdstad van Japan. Daar begon een nieuw tijdperk.Allard Castelein heeft ook iets met Rotterdam: hij was tien jaar de CEO van de Haven van Rotterdam. Sinds een half jaar bestaat zijn werk uit het voor Nederland uitbouwen van een langetermijnstrategie rond 34 strategische grondstoffen die we zelf niet hebben.Castelein slaat in zijn eerste publieke optreden een reeks 'piketpaaltjes'. Van uitermate grote betekenis noemt hij de analyse en langetermijnvisie die Mario Draghi voor de Europese Unie op tafel heeft gelegd. Wezenlijk is, dat elke lidstaat daarbij zijn eigen rol oppakt. Het ene land kan zulke kritische grondstoffen in eigen bodem opspeuren, het andere kan grote kennis en technologische know how bij die mijnbouw inzetten of het aanjagen van een ambitieus 'recycling-pad' helpen bevorderen.De EU heeft een zeer ambitieuze gezamenlijke route op weg naar open strategische autonomie geschetst. Castelein ziet zeker waar dit wellicht al te gedurfd is, maar essentieel is volgens hem dat Nederland aan de slag gaat met een coalition of the willing en niet wacht op de langzaamste. Kennis en kunde is er op dit terrein in Europa en ons land meer dan voldoende. Het gaat nu om daadkracht in publiek-private samenwerkingsprojecten, waardoor de enorme afhankelijkheid van China op dit wezenlijke domein wordt teruggedrongen.Castelein begon een half jaar geleden met een opdracht voor twee jaar. Maar het bouwen van publiek-private centra, het aanknopen van Europese en wereldwijde connecties - zoals nu reeds met Australië en Canada, maar bijvoorbeeld ook met Namibië – gaat niet in een vloek en een zucht. Daarom heeft het kabinet hem inmiddels gevraagd of hij bereid is voor vier jaar bij te tekenen.***Verder luisteren446 - Doe wat Draghi zegt of Europa wacht een langzame doodsstrijd460 - VVD'er Silvio Erkens strijdt voor versnelling van het klimaatbeleid435 - Klimaat en Groene Groei: Sophie Hermans heeft grote ambities, maar wordt het haar mogelijk gemaakt?431 - Kabinetsformatie: Handelsland Nederland staat op het spel427 - Europa wordt een grootmacht en daar moeten we het over hebben424 – Het Groot Europees Handelsdebat409 - Nederland wereldwijd handelspartner, ook van communistisch Vietnam309 - Acht miljard aardbewoners453 – 75 jaar Volksrepubliek China, waar is het feestje?306 - De gevoelige geopolitieke relatie met China311 - De wereld volgens Simon Sebag Montefiore (in English)256 - Na de inval in Oekraïne: 'Nu serieus werk maken van Europese defensiesamenwerking'227 - Structureel extra investeren in onderzoek en ontwikkeling helpt de Nederlandse economie enorm vooruit78 - Roberto Viola: Shaping Europe's Digital Future (in English)***Tijdlijn00:00:00 – Intro00:11:36 – Deel 1: historisch verhaal PG00:39:06 – Deel 2: Allard Castelein01:08:32 – EindeZie het privacybeleid op https://art19.com/privacy en de privacyverklaring van Californië op https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

First published in 2011, Simon Sebag Montefiore's book Jerusalem: The Biography charts life in the city across the course of centuries. Now he's returned with an updated version, which extends the story beyond 1967 right up to the present day. Simon speaks to Matt Elton about the importance and challenges of telling such a history, and explains how placing the city's recent history back into the longer context helps reveal continuities and parallels. (Ad) Simon Sebag Montefiore is the author of the newly updated version of Jerusalem: The Biography (Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 2024). Buy it now from Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Jerusalem-Biography-Simon-Sebag-Montefiore/dp/1474614396#:~:text=A%20classic%20of%20modern%20literature,to%20the%20Israel%2DPalestine%20conflict/?tag=bbchistory045-21&ascsubtag=historyextra-social-histboty. Hear more from Simon in this episode, where he explores the entire history of the world through the prism of families: https://link.chtbl.com/Q4F0u--O. The HistoryExtra podcast is produced by the team behind BBC History Magazine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week we're thrilled to bring our Conflicted Community an interview with a guest who we all at Conflicted are great fans of – British historian Simon Sebag Montefiore! Simon is an award winning historian of bestsellers including Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar, Young Stalin, The Romanovs and his most recent work, The World: A Family History. But today we are here to talk with him about the newly updated version of his 2011 book, Jerusalem: The Biography. At the one year anniversary of October 7th, there has never been a better time to discuss the pivotal place of the city of Jerusalem in the story of Israel, Palestine and the current conflict. Thomas, Aimen and Simon discuss the contested nature of the city's history from antiquity to the modern day – and where the city lives in the imaginarium of each of their religious faiths – Islam, Christianity and Judaism. To listen to more episodes like this one, you'll need to subscribe to the Conflicted Community. And don't forget, subscribers can also join our Conflicted Community chatroom, where you can interact with fellow dearest listeners, discuss episodes past and future, get exclusive messages from Thomas and Aimen, ask future Q&A questions and so much more. All the information you need to sign up is on this link: https://conflicted.supportingcast.fm/  Go to https://surfshark.com/CONFLICTEDPOD and enter the code CONFLICTEDPOD for an extra four months free. Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MHconflicted And Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MHconflicted Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hva har Ming, Ramses, Romanov, Assad og Clinton til felles? De er alle familiedynastier som, på godt og vondt, har satt sitt preg på verdenshistorien.Historiker og forfatter Simon Sebag Montefiore er en formidabel formidler, og har skapt seg en leserskare verden over med sine detaljerte og engasjerende storverk om historiske personer som Katarina den store, Stalin og Romanov-dynastiet. I sin nyeste utgivelse, Verden – en familiehistorie, har han tatt for seg intet mindre enn hele verdens historie, fortalt gjennom noen av de mest sentrale familiedynastiene. Den storslåtte historien har på norsk fått plass i to bind, oversatt av Eivind Lilleskjæret, Gunnar Nyquist.I tillegg til å være et ambisiøst og storslagent prosjekt, er Montefiores nye murstein også en utforskning og nytenkning av hvordan vi forteller historie. «Verdenshistorien har ofte temaer, ikke mennesker, og biografier har mennesker, ikke temaer,» skriver han i bokas introduksjon.Ved å legge vekt på familien kan han kombinere de to – store verdensbegivenheter med historiene til de menneskene som befant seg i sentrum. Han vier også større plass til kvinners rolle, og gir oss deler av historien som kanskje er mindre kjent for norske og europeiske lesere, deriblant Sundjata Keitas kongedømme i Mali, Itzcoatl og grunnleggelsen av Aztekerriket, og Ashoka og mauryadynastiet i oldtidens India.Til å dykke ned i Montefiores storverk med ham på scenen, kommer Shazia Majid, prisbelønnet journalist og kommentator i VG og forfatter av boka Ut av skyggene – den lange veien mot likestilling for innvandrerkvinner.Samtalen er på engelsk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What do the Mings, The Rameses', the Romanovs, the Assads and the Clintons have in common? They are all family dynasties who, for better or worse, have influenced the history of the world.Historian and writer Simon Sebag Montefiore is a formidable storyteller, and his detailed and engaging works about historical figures such as Catherine the Great, Stalin and the Romanovs have earned him readers across the globe. In his most recent book, The World – A Family History of Humanity, his focus is no less than the entire world history, told through some of the most central family dynasties.More than an ambitious and grand project, Montefiore's latest colossal publication is also an exploration and re-thinking of how we tell history. “World history often has themes, not people; biography has people, not themes,” as he writes in the book's introduction.By emphasizing the family, he is able to combine the two – the great historical events with the stories of the people in the midst of it all. He also gives more space to the role of women, and tells parts of the world's history that might not be as well known among most Norwegian and European readers, such as Sundiata Keita's kingdom in Mali, Itzcoatl and the founding of the Aztek kingdom, and Ashoka and the Mauyrya empire in ancient India.Diving into world history with Montefiore on stage is Shazia Majid, award-winning journalist and author of the book Ut av skyggene (“Out of the Shadows”), about the first generation of Pakistani migrant workers in Norway. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Simon Sebag Montefiore is a prize-winning historian and bestselling author, and he shares an abundance of travel secrets with Tanya Rose this week. Simon shares the hotel in Italy you should avoid, top tips for finding the best coffee wherever you're visiting and why his best meal was in a shack in Romania. Plus, Simon offers a substantial list of hotel recommendations across the world, the sinister story of eating with a dentist turned warlord and where you can find the best negroni in London. Don't forget to follow @travelsecretsthepodcast and remember, you can watch all of our episodes on YouTube.PLACES MENTIONED:Moscova Hotel, MoscowJerusalem, IsraelThe King David, JerusalemThe American Colony, JerusalemTbilisi, GeorgiaBorgo Egnazia Hotel, Southern ItalyThe Carlyle New YorkHotel Sacher, ViennaMandarin Oriental Ritz, MadridHotel Alfonso XIII, SevilleCiragan Palace Kempinski, IstanbulThe Peninsula, IstanbulHotel Hassler RomaPożegnanie z Afryką Cafe (Out of Africa) Krakow, PolandVilla Maroc, Essaouira, MoroccoMamounia Hotel, Marrakesh, Morocco Royal Mansour Marrakech Hotel, MoroccoMauritania, Northwest AfricaRomaniaVerdura, SicilyMediterraneo, LondonBatumi, GeorgiaSokhumi, the Republic of AbkhaziaGhana, West AfricaHotel Kavkaz, CzechiaSoho Beach House, Miami Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kencan Dengan Tuhan - Jumat, 28 Juni 2024 Bacaan: "Kemudian raja Rehabeam mengutus Adoram yang menjadi kepala rodi, tetapi seluruh Israel melontari dia dengan batu, sehingga mati, bahkan raja Rehabeam hampir-hampir tidak dapat menaiki keretanya untuk melarikan diri ke Yerusalem." (1 Raja-raja 12:18) Renungan: Ferdinand Magellan adalah seorang petualang atau penjelajah dari Portugis yang dikenang dengan baik karena ia adalah orang pertama yang berlayar mengarungi Samudra Pasifik, dan orang pertama yang memimpin ekspedisi mengelilingi dunia. Sejarawan terkemuka, Simon Sebag Montefiore mengatakan, "Penjelajah hebat seperti Columbus dan Marco Polo mungkin telah menemukan bagian-bagian dunia yang belum dikenal orang Eropa, namun Magellanlah yang menyatukan bagian-bagian itu." Rehabeam dalam Kitab Suci dikenang sebagai orang yang tidak baik karena perbuatannya. Rehabeam dikenang karena kepemimpinannya yang otoriter. Ia mengabaikan nasihat dari orang-orang yang berpengalaman. Banyak yang tidak suka dengan dia, buktinya ia hampir tidak dapat menaiki keretanya untuk melarikan diri ke Yerusalem karena banyak orang yang melemparinya dengan batu. Kerajaan Israel pecah di tangan Rehabeam. Bagaimana kita ingin dikenang jika kita sudah tiada? Bagaimana kita dikenang nanti, semuanya tergantung dari apa yang kita perbuat sekarang. Bila kita ingin dikenang dengan baik, maka kita harus melakukan sesuatu yang berarti di dalam hidup ini dari sekarang. Hidup manusia di muka bumi ini baru bisa dikatakan berarti jika di dalam hidupnya ia sudah memberikan sesuatu kepada sesamanya. Itulah arti dan keindahan hidup! Kita tidak bisa merasakan indahnya hidup, bila kita belum pernah berbagi kepada sesama. Lakukanlah sesuatu yang bermanfaat bagi orang-orang di sekitar kita, karena kita tidak dapat mengingat diri kita sendiri, namun orang lain akan mengingat kita. Jika kita seorang penulis, sertakan beberapa buku yang benar-benar memberikan inspirasi bagi orang lain! Jika kita seorang karyawan, lakukan pekerjaan kita dengan kualitas terbaik! Jika kita seorang hamba Tuhan, layani umat-Nya sebaik mungkin! Jika kita seorang pejabat negara, layani rakyat kita dengan jujur! Apapun pekerjaan kita, lakukanlah dengan baik dan bertanggung jawab, maka kita akan dikenang dengan baik! Tuhan Yesus memberkati. Doa: Tuhan Yesus, ajarilah aku untuk dapat melakukan tugas dan tanggung jawab yang sudah dipercayakan kepadaku dengan baik, sehingga aku tidak mengecewakan orang yang telah mempercayaiku. Amin. (Dod).

With two wars raging and dynastic power on the rise around the world, the post-1945 world order feels like it's being tested like never before. British historian Simon Sebag Montefiore says its's more like a return to normality.

With David Baddiel and Simon Sebag Montefiore. In Principle of Charity on the Couch, Lloyd has an unfiltered conversation with the guests, throws them curveballs, and gets into the personal side of Principle of Charity.David Baddiel is a comedian, author, screenwriter and television presenter. In 1992, he performed to 12,500 people with Rob Newman at the Wembley arena in the UK's first ever arena comedy show and was credited as turning comedy into “The New Rock'n'Roll”. Alongside The Lightning Seeds, the pair also wrote the seminal football anthem Three Lions. David has made several acclaimed documentaries, including the 2016 travel documentary David Baddiel On The Silk Road (Discovery) and in 2017, The Trouble with Dad (Channel4). More recently he created and presented Confronting Holocaust Denial and Social Media, Anger and Us on BBC Two.Recently he published the Sunday Times bestselling non-fiction polemic Jews Don't Count, and due to the success of this book, David has also written and presented a documentary under the same title for Channel 4, which was released in late 2022. David's most recent non-fiction book, The God Desire, was published earlier this year.Simon Sebag Montefiore is the internationally bestselling author of prize-winning books that have been published in forty-eight languages. CATHERINE THE GREAT & POTEMKIN was shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize; STALIN: THE COURT OF THE RED TSAR won History Book of the Year Prize at the British Book Awards; YOUNG STALIN won the Costa Biography Award, the LA Times Book Prize for Biography, the Kreisky Prize and the Grand Prix de la Biographie Politique; JERUSALEM: THE BIOGRAPHY - A HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST won the Jewish Book Council Book of the Year Prize and the Wenjin Book Prize in China; THE ROMANOVS: 1613-1918 won the Lupicaia del Terriccio Book Prize. He is the author of the Moscow Trilogy of novels: SASHENKA, RED SKY AT NOON and ONE NIGHT IN WINTER, which won the Political Fiction Book of the Year Award. His latest book is THE WORLD: A FAMILY HISTORY OF HUMANITY which has been a NYT and Sunday Times top ten bestseller.CREDITSYour hosts are Lloyd Vogelman and Emile Sherman This podcast is proud to partner with The Ethics CentreFind Lloyd @LloydVogelman on Linked inFind Emile @EmileSherman on Linked In and XFind Jonah at jonahprimo.com or @JonahPrimo on Instagram Find Danielle at danielleharvey.com.au Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode we spend time with David Baddiel and Simon Sebag Montefiore and ask - ​​Where do Jews really come from? Are they white or people of colour? And how should we deal with the ethnic diversity within Jewish populations, with differences between Ashkenazi, Sephardi and Mizrachi Jews? Questions around whether Jews are white or people of colour has become a fraught issue. In an ideal world (or the ideal for at least most of us in the multicultural liberal west,) it shouldn't matter. However, race, ethnicity and politics have always been intertwined, and this question takes us to some surprising places in the battle of racial politics. In particular, both the far right and now the progressive left are drawing a lot of meaning from the question ‘are Jews white or people of colour?', with Jews seemingly on the wrong side of each of their equations. They are non-white for the far right, and quintessentially white for the progressive left. To help answer this question and more, we have two guests with very different lenses. Our first, Simon Sebag Montefiore, is one of the world's leading historians. He outlines the historical, archaeological and genetic consensus, and any counterviews, on where Jews come from and how Jewish populations have moved through the ages. We also have author, comedian and documentarian David Baddiel to help with the cultural and political significance of this question, and to explore whether Jews are privileged enough to be ‘deemed' white, regardless of their Middle Eastern heritage. BIOSDavid Baddiel is a comedian, author, screenwriter and television presenter. In 1992, he performed to 12,500 people with Rob Newman at the Wembley arena in the UK's first ever arena comedy show and was credited as turning comedy into “The New Rock'n'Roll”. Alongside The Lightning Seeds, the pair also wrote the seminal football anthem Three Lions. David has made several acclaimed documentaries, including the 2016 travel documentary David Baddiel On The Silk Road (Discovery) and in 2017, The Trouble with Dad (Channel4). More recently he created and presented Confronting Holocaust Denial and Social Media, Anger and Us on BBC Two.Recently he published the Sunday Times bestselling non-fiction polemic Jews Don't Count, and due to the success of this book, David has also written and presented a documentary under the same title for Channel 4, which was released in late 2022. David's most recent non-fiction book, The God Desire, was published earlier this year. Simon Sebag Montefiore is the internationally bestselling author of prize-winning books that have been published in forty-eight languages. CATHERINE THE GREAT & POTEMKIN was shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize; STALIN: THE COURT OF THE RED TSAR won History Book of the Year Prize at the British Book Awards; YOUNG STALIN won the Costa Biography Award, the LA Times Book Prize for Biography, the Kreisky Prize and the Grand Prix de la Biographie Politique; JERUSALEM: THE BIOGRAPHY - A HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST won the Jewish Book Council Book of the Year Prize and the Wenjin Book Prize in China; THE ROMANOVS: 1613-1918 won the Lupicaia del Terriccio Book Prize. He is the author of the Moscow Trilogy of novels: SASHENKA, RED SKY AT NOON and ONE NIGHT IN WINTER, which won the Political Fiction Book of the Year Award. His latest book is THE WORLD: A FAMILY HISTORY OF HUMANITY which has been a NYT and Sunday Times top ten bestseller. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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With two wars raging and dynastic power on the rise around the world, the post-1945 world order feels like it's being tested like never before. British historian Simon Sebag Montefiore says its's more like a return to normality. About: Hosted by Meghna Chakrabarti, On Point is WBUR's award-winning, daily public radio show and podcast. Its unique combination of original reporting, first-person stories, and in-depth analysis creates an experience that makes the world more intelligible and humane. Deep dives. Original stories. Fresh takes. We'd appreciate your help to better understand On Point's podcast listeners and get your feedback — it'll take you about 10 minutes or less! Take our survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/onpointpodcast  

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Simon Mayo and Matt Williams chat to Simon Sebag Montefiore about the books and writers he loves, his writing processes, his research and much more besides... We also learn who he'd invite to his fantasy dinner party! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Simon Mayo and Matt Williams welcome Author and Historian Simon Sebag Montefiore to the podcast. They chat about TWO of his books, which are both very relevant at the moment. Firstly, 'Jerusalm: The Biography', which Simon is currently updating....and secondly, 'The World: A Family History'. These two books are humungous in both scope and size - but they are fantastic and well worth your time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The events in Israel on October 7 shocked the world. The differing reactions from various countries, cultures, races and religions should have shocked just as much. The lack of historical knowledge and perspective exposed the thin veneer of civilisation. The similarities and differences of AD 70 to 2023 indicate that while some things change, human nature doesn't. Via the writing of Josephus, Simon Sebag Montefiore and Douglas Murray, we can improve perspective. File your comments and complaints at Leighton@newstalkzb.co.nz Haven't listened to a podcast before? Check out our simple how-to guide. Listen here on iHeartRadio Leighton Smith's podcast also available on iTunes:To subscribe via iTunes click here See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Entrevistas com Simon Sebag Montefiore e Alain Gresh. Cimeiras Mercosul e UE-China. Exercício Cyber Coalition 2023. Edição de Mário Rui Cardoso.

Is understanding history a means to peace between Israel and Palestine? Has Putin's obsession with Russia's imperial history motivated his invasion of Ukraine? Is it possible to dismantle Hamas under Netanyahu's leadership?  Rory and Alastair are joined by British historian Simon Sebag Montefiore to answer these questions and more in today's episode of Leading. TRIP Plus: Become a member of The Rest Is Politics Plus to support the podcast, receive our exclusive newsletter, enjoy ad-free listening to both TRIP and Leading, benefit from discount book prices on titles mentioned on the pod, join our Discord chatroom, and receive early access to live show tickets and Question Time episodes. Just head to therestispolitics.com to sign up, or start a free trial today on Apple Podcasts: apple.co/therestispolitics. Instagram: @restispolitics Twitter: @RestIsPolitics Email: restispolitics@gmail.com Producers: Dom Johnson + Nicole Maslen Exec Producers: Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Simon Sebag Montefiore is a best-selling, prize-winning author, historian and broadcaster. In this episode, Ruthie talks to him about the food of Georgia, the Montefiore family tree and his most recent book, The World: A Family History of Humanity. If you'd like to send Ruthie a message for the 100th Episode Lister Q&A, send a voice note to: +447983396982 For more information, recipes, and ingredients, go to: Web: https://rivercafe.co.uk/Instagram: www.instagram.com/ruthiestable4Facebook: https://en-gb.facebook.com/therivercafelondon/ For any podcast enquires please contact: willem.olenski@atomizedstudios.tv See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hunter and Autumn continue their discussion of the conflict in Israel by considering Israel's historical context and the origins of the modern nation-state. They also ask how present-day Christians might understand and relate to the modern nation-state of Israel.Resources mentioned in this episode:"The Decolonization Narrative Is Dangerous And False" by Simon Sebag Montefiore"Jerusalem: The Biography" by Simon Sebag Montefiore"Jesus and Israel: One Covenant or Two" by David Holwerda

The war intensifies with Israel's ground incursion into Gaza, a Palestinian death toll now estimated to be above 8,000 and still no word on the 240 Israeli hostages held by Hamas. Yonit and Jonathan discuss Benjamin Netanyahu's tweeted – and then deleted - attempt to divert the blame for Israel's vulnerability on 7 October to others, the increasing US pressure on Israel over its conduct of the war and the phenomenal volunteer movement that has reshaped Israeli civil society in a matter of weeks. Plus: they talk to Muli Segev, the man behind Eretz Nehederet, the acclaimed TV satire show which has become essential viewing for Israelis, even at a time of war – and to award-winning historian Simon Sebag Montefiore, on why “decolonisation” theory gets the Israel-Palestine conflict so badly wrong.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After the horrific terrorist attacks of 7th October our editor discussed the long running Israel Palestine conflict with historian and author Roberto Mazza. Covering the growing Zionist movement in the early 20th century, to the Balfour Declaration through to the British Mandate for Palestine, the 1948 war and the Six Day War in 1967 Roberto discusses how we got to where we are today and whether there is any prospect for peace.Map showing Palestinian territoriesJerusalem: From the Ottomans to the British by Roberto MazzaJerusalem: The Biography by Simon Sebag Montefiore

Dawn breaks on 16th July 1918. For Nicholas, Alexandra, and the rest of the Romanov family this is just another day in exile. They sit down for breakfast - today it is eggs - and then go about their usual business. The Romanovs had been out in the cold ever since Nicholas II's abdication over a year earlier. First they had lived in their own home, then they were moved to Siberia. Now they have ended up in Ekaterinburg. Outside their compound, the Civil War was going badly for the Bolsheviks. The Whites were taking territory across Russia, including one army that was approaching Ekaterinburg. Fearing the Whites could recapture the former tsar and rally around him, operation 'chimney sweep' was put into action that night. Early in the morning on 17th July 1918, the order was given: the tsar and his family were all to be executed. Listen as William and Anita are joined for the final time by Simon Sebag Montefiore to discuss the murder of the Romanovs. Twitter: @Empirepoduk Email: empirepoduk@gmail.com Goalhangerpodcasts.com Producer: Callum Hill Exec Producer: Jack Davenport + Neil Fearn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With her reign in peril in three separate arenas, Catherine begins to turn her attention to a young soldier, Grigory Potemkin. What follows is one of the great partnerships (and love affairs) of history. Together, they consolidate her rule then rapidly expand; seizing vast parts of modern Ukraine, annexing Crimea, building Kherson and Sevastopol, and taking the Russian Empire to its apogee. Listen as William and Anita are joined by Simon Sebag Montefiore for the final time as they tell the tale of the Russian Empire's finest moment. Twitter: @Empirepoduk Email: empirepoduk@gmail.com Goalhangerpodcasts.com Producer: Callum Hill Exec Producer: Jack Davenport + Neil Fearn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Not a drop of Russian blood. A woman in a world ruled by men. A loveless marriage to a man who lacked even a shred of empathy. The odds were always stacked against Catherine the Great when she arrived from Prussia. But this German Princess and child of the Enlightenment was a political genius who possessed charm, beauty and impeccable people skills. All these were needed as she rose to power to become Empress of Russia and ushered in a golden age. Listen as William and Anita are once again joined by Simon Sebag Montefiore to discuss the life of Catherine the Great. Twitter: @Empirepoduk Email: empirepoduk@gmail.com Goalhangerpodcasts.com Producer: Callum Hill Exec Producer: Jack Davenport + Neil Fearn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A giant of Russian history, and a giant of a man. Peter the Great, standing at 6'8, established Russia as the world power that it is today and is famously one of Vladimir Putin's inspirations. He expanded Russia's borders, modernised the state, and built St Petersburg from a swamp. Yet with all this, he still found time for drunken debauchery of the most absurd level; he enjoyed dwarf-throwing, wheelbarrow racing, and creating the position of Archdeacon Fuck-Off for his ministers. Listen as William and Anita are once again joined by Simon Sebag Montefiore to discuss the quite unbelievable life of Peter the Great, the first emperor of Russia. Twitter: @Empirepoduk Email: empirepoduk@gmail.com Goalhangerpodcasts.com Producer: Callum Hill Exec Producer: Jack Davenport + Neil Fearn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Subjected, downtrodden, brutalised. The principality of Muscovy had long suffered at the hands of the Mongols. But as their overlords weaken, their ruler, Ivan the Great, begins to lead the Muscovites to freedom. Come 1533, it is time for his descendant, Ivan the Terrible to rule. A man known to enjoy hanging people by their ribs, and drowning people under river ice, will his taste for torture throw everything into chaos? Or will he expel the Mongols once and for all, laying the foundations of the Russian Empire? Listen as William and Anita are joined by Simon Sebag Montefiore to discuss the early days of Russia and its empire. Twitter: @Empirepoduk Email: empirepoduk@gmail.com Goalhangerpodcasts.com Producer: Callum Hill Exec Producer: Jack Davenport + Neil Fearn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chapter 1 What is Jerusalem"Jerusalem: The Biography" is a book written by Simon Sebag Montefiore. It provides a comprehensive and detailed account of the history of Jerusalem, one of the most significant cities in the world. The book spans over 3,000 years, tracing the city's origins from its early beginnings as a small Canaanite village to its present-day status as a contested city. Montefiore delves into the religious, political, and cultural aspects that have shaped Jerusalem throughout its tumultuous history. Montefiore explores the various empires and civilizations that have ruled over Jerusalem, including the Israelites, Babylonians, Persians, Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, Arabs, Crusaders, Ottomans, and British. He sheds light on the struggles for control, religious conflicts, and the enduring spiritual significance of the city for Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. The author draws on a wide range of sources, including historical records, religious texts, diaries, and personal accounts, to provide readers with an engaging narrative that brings the rich tapestry of Jerusalem's past to life. Montefiore also intertwines stories of key figures who left their mark on the city, such as King David, Jesus, Muhammad, and Saladin. Overall, "Jerusalem: The Biography" offers a comprehensive exploration of Jerusalem's complex and fascinating history, capturing the city's unique place in global consciousness and highlighting why it remains a focal point of intense interest and conflict even today.Chapter 2 Why is Jerusalem Detailed and Reliable"Jerusalem: The Biography" is considered detailed and reliable for several reasons: 1. Authoritative Research: The book is meticulously researched by Simon Sebag Montefiore, a renowned historian with expertise in the Middle East. Montefiore's extensive research includes consulting primary sources, archival material, and a wide range of historical accounts from various perspectives. 2. Comprehensive Coverage: "Jerusalem: The Biography" provides a comprehensive view of Jerusalem's history, spanning over 3,000 years. It covers the city's political, religious, and cultural aspects, exploring its significance to different civilizations throughout its tumultuous past. 3. Balanced Perspective: Montefiore aims to present a balanced narrative by drawing on diverse sources, including Jewish, Christian, and Muslim accounts. This approach helps provide a more nuanced understanding of the complex history of Jerusalem, avoiding bias towards any particular group or ideology. 4. Attention to Detail: The book delves into intricate details, describing significant events, key figures, and the socio-political landscape of each era. By providing this level of detail, Montefiore enhances the reliability and accuracy of the information presented. 5. Scholarly Approach: "Jerusalem: The Biography" adheres to scholarly standards, employing rigorous research methods and citing sources for factual claims. Montefiore's work has been widely praised by historians and scholars as a reliable source of information on the subject. It is important to note that while "Jerusalem: The Biography" is highly regarded, no historical account can be completely devoid of bias or controversy. Readers are encouraged to cross-reference multiple sources and consider alternative viewpoints to gain a comprehensive understanding of the complex history of Jerusalem.Chapter 3 Summary of...

Russian history is defined by the rise and fall of favourites. Peter the Great had Menshikov, and Nicholas II had Rasputin. It's part of the architecture of Russian regimes that those close to the ruler enjoy immense power and influence. But sometimes, they overstep the mark.For this episode, Dan is joined by the renowned historian of Russia, Simon Sebag Montefiore. To help us better understand the relationship between Putin and Prigozhin, Simon sheds some light on the way Russian power works at its centre.Produced by James Hickmann and edited by Dougal Patmore.Discover the past on History Hit with ad-free original podcasts and documentaries released weekly presented by world-renowned historians like Dan Snow, Suzannah Lipscomb, Lucy Worsley, Matt Lewis, Tristan Hughes and more. Get 50% off your first 3 months with code DANSNOW. Download the app or sign up here.We'd love to hear from you! You can email the podcast at ds.hh@historyhit.com.You can take part in our listener survey here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Simon Sebag Montefiore is a British historian. He's 57 and lives in London with his wife Santa and their two children. He's written 12 books - 9 nonfiction and 3 novels. His latest effort is titled "The World: A Family History of Humanity." Including the index, it's 1,304 pages. In his preface, Montefiore writes: "I have always wanted to write an intimate human history like 'The World' – in some ways a new approach, in some ways a traditional one – which is the fruit of a lifetime of study and travels."   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Simon Sebag Montefiore is a British historian. He's 57 and lives in London with his wife Santa and their two children. He's written 12 books - 9 nonfiction and 3 novels. His latest effort is titled "The World: A Family History of Humanity." Including the index, it's 1,304 pages. In his preface, Montefiore writes: "I have always wanted to write an intimate human history like 'The World' – in some ways a new approach, in some ways a traditional one – which is the fruit of a lifetime of study and travels."   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Simon Sebag Montefiore is a British historian. He's 57 and lives in London with his wife Santa and their two children. He's written 12 books - 9 nonfiction and 3 novels. His latest effort is titled "The World: A Family History of Humanity." Including the index, it's 1,304 pages. In his preface, Montefiore writes: "I have always wanted to write an intimate human history like 'The World' – in some ways a new approach, in some ways a traditional one – which is the fruit of a lifetime of study and travels."   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Who were the rulers of Russia prior to the 1917 Revolution? How accessible were they to the ordinary peoples of the Russian empire? How did a foreign-born princess manage to secure absolute power in St Petersburg, and what impact did the Napoleonic Wars have on tsarist influence? Speaking to Danny Bird, Simon Sebag Montefiore answers listener questions about the Russian tsars, from the ancient origins of their regal title to the monarchy's dramatic collapse. (Ad) Simon Sebag Montefiore is the author of The Romanovs: 1613-1918. Buy it now on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Romanovs-1613-1918-Simon-Sebag-Montefiore/dp/1474600875crid=Y7HQ1IS420LY&keywords=attack+warning+red+julie+mcdowall&qid=1680258464&sprefix=attack+warnon%2Caps%2C189&sr=8-1/?tag=bbchistory045-21&ascsubtag=historyextra-social-histboty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, I am reading from an incredible book called Voices of History: Speeches That Changed the World by Simon Sebag Montefiore. And I'm super excited because the big talk I'm sharing in this episode is from the section of the book about decency.   This talk — “The Ability of Human Beings to Remake Themselves for the Better” — was given by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie in December of 2012. She is one of the most amazing novelists of the 21st century, and I know her words will move you today.   In this episode, we'll explore: The impact Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has made through her books and her speaking Why we should all be angry about gender as the world currently defines it How to incite change when you speak My thoughts on this powerful speech about gender More from Tricia  Start your podcast with Podcasters Paradise - Use the referral code “triciabrouk” Explore my content and follow me on YouTube Follow me on Instagram  Connect with me on Facebook  Connect with me on LinkedIn  Visit my website at TriciaBrouk.com 

Powerful women have too often been overlooked by history. Of course we know about Boudica, Cleopatra, Elizabeth I and Catherine the Great. But there are many others whose stories are just as dramatic and deserve to be better known. For this episode of Intelligence Squared, acclaimed historian Simon Sebag Montefiore, author of the new book The World: A Family History and the historical novelist Kate Mosse, whose latest publication is Warrior Queens and Quiet Revolutionaries: How Women (Also) Built the World, talk about how to reframe the role of women in historical narratives. In conversation with historian and broadcaster Kate Williams they discuss great women from across the globe and the whole span of human history – how they gained power, how they wielded it and how, given that it was largely men who wrote history and often distorted it to suit their own ends, we can establish the truth about these women and celebrate their contribution to the human story.  ... Did you know that Intelligence Squared offers way more than podcasts? We've just launched a new online streaming platform Intelligence Squared+ and we'd love you to give it a go.  It's packed with more than 20 years' worth of video debates and conversations on the world's hottest topics. Tune in to live events, ask your questions or watch back on-demand totally ad-free with hours of discussion to dive into for just £14.99 a month. Visit intelligencesquaredplus.com to start watching today.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Letters grant us a glimpse into fascinating lives, whether through the eyes of a genius, a monster or of an ordinary person. For this archive event, we matched up award-winning historian Simon Sebag Montefiore and No 1 bestselling novelist Kate Mosse to discuss the letters of Michelangelo, Catherine the Great, Sarah Bernhardt, Rosa Parks, Nelson Mandela, Virginia Woolf, Alan Turing and more. A cast of performers including Young Vic director Kwame Kwei-Armah, plus actors Jade Anouka, Jack Lowden and Tamsin Greig provided readings live onstage.   ... Did you know that Intelligence Squared offers way more than podcasts? We've just launched a new online streaming platform Intelligence Squared+ and we'd love you to give it a go.  It's packed with more than 20 years' worth of video debates and conversations on the world's hottest topics. Tune in to live events, ask your questions or watch back on-demand totally ad-free with hours of discussion to dive into for just £14.99 a month. Visit intelligencesquaredplus.com to start watching today.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Anne McElvoy asks the historian and writer Simon Sebag Montefiore why he believes the story of human history has been shaped by the family unit. The author of "The World: A Family History" considers what all dynasties have in common and what the future holds for monarchies in Britain and beyond. Plus, do men and women hold onto power differently?We're constantly thinking about how we can make better podcasts for our listeners. To help us do that, please fill out this short questionnaire: economist.com/economistaskssurveyPlease subscribe to The Economist for full access to print, digital and audio editions:www.economist.com/podcastoffer Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How can you condense the history of the world into a book? Well-celebrated historian Simon Sebag Montefiore does just that in his new epic. He takes Dan on an exhilarating journey through the families that have shaped our world: the Caesars, Medicis and Incas, Ottomans and Mughals, and Bonapartes and Habsburgs to name a few. His new book 'The World' captures the story of humankind in all its joy, sorrow, romance, ingenuity and cruelty.Produced by Mariana Des Forges and edited by Dougal PatmoreIf you'd like to learn more, we have hundreds of history documentaries, ad-free podcasts and audiobooks at History Hit - subscribe to History Hit today!Download History Hit app from the Google Play store.Download History Hit app from the Apple Store. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bestselling historian Simon Sebag Montefiore discusses his major new book, which tells the entire history of the world through the prism of families. In conversation with Rob Attar, he delves into the stories of several significant dynasties – from ancient Egypt to the Trumps – and reveals how family life affects political power. (Ad) Simon Sebag Montefiore is the author of The World: A Family History (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2022). Buy it now from Amazon:https://www.amazon.co.uk/World-History-Simon-Sebag-Montefiore/dp/0297869671/ref=asc_df_0297869671/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=570354289872&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=9113833251221401608&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1006715&hvtargid=pla-1655926963413&psc=1&th=1&psc=1&tag=bbchistory045-21&ascsubtag=historyextra-social-histboty Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.