This week author and historian Simon Sebag Montefiore featured on Simon Mayo’s "Books of the Year" podcast while Janice Hallett spoke about her festive novella on the Penguin podcast. On the "Penguin" ...

The 2025 HeadRead Literary Festival, featuring top authors from all over the world, took place in Tallinn earlier this year. This installment features British historian Simon Sebag-Montefiore.

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Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Simon is a prolific British historian, whose works, including the acclaimed Jerusalem, are widely read.