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Titans of History
The Giants Who Made Our World
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Titans of History
The history of the world told through the entertaining, horrifying and inspiring characters that everyone should know
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The giant characters of history—from Mozart to Michelangelo, Shakespeare to Einstein, Henry VIII to Hitler, Catherine the Great to Margaret Thatcher, Jesus Christ to Genghis Khan—lived lives of astonishing drama and adventure, debauchery and slaughter. They not only shaped our world but will continue to influence our future.
In this eclectic and surprising collection of short and entertaining life stories, Simon Sebag Montefiore introduces his selection of kings, empresses, sultans, and conquerors, as well as prophets, explorers, artists, actresses, courtesans, and psychopaths. Spanning from ancient times, through the Crusades and world wars, up to the 21st century, this accessible history presents readers with the titans who changed the world.
This book showcases the characters and stories we should all know and remember. Delve into Titans of History to explore the captivating lives of those who have profoundly impacted our world.
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Titans of History by Simon Sebag Montefiore is praised for its masterful storytelling and engaging biographical essays. It serves as both an entertaining and informative chronicle of historical figures, weaving fascinating details and chilling narratives. While it provides comprehensive portrayals of individuals' lives, the book predominantly highlights the dark and villainous aspects of history, offering a captivating yet unsettling exploration of humanity's past.
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ISBN: 9781474606462
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 14 September 2017
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 40.0mm
Width: 130.0mm
Height: 196.0mm
Weight: 457g
Pages: 640
About the Author
Simon Sebag Montefiore is an internationally bestselling author and historian whose prize-winning books have been published in forty-eight languages. Catherine the Great and Potemkin was shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize. Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar won the British Book Awards History Book of the Year Prize. Young Stalin won the Costa Biography Award (UK), the LA Times Book Prize for Biography (USA), the Grand Prix de la Biographie Politique (France), and the Kreisky Prize (Austria). Jerusalem: The Biography - A History of the Middle East was a number one Sunday Times (UK) bestseller, a global bestseller and won The Book of the Year Prize from the Jewish Book Council (US) and the Wenjin Book Prize of the National Library of China (People's Republic of China). The Romanovs: 1613-1918 won the Lupicaia del Terriccio Book Prize (Italy); and The World: A Family History, a NYTimes and Sunday Times bestseller, was named The Times History Book of the Year. In 2025, he was awarded the Blue Metropolis Words to Change Prize (Canada) for "his body of work in humanity and history.' He is also the author of the Moscow Trilogy of novels: Sashenka, Red Sky at Noon and One Night in Winter, which won the Paddy Power Political Novel of the Year Prize. He read history at Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge University where he received his PhD. He is the presenter of five history series for the BBC and many of his books are being developed for movies or drama series.
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