Simon Sebag Montefiore: History Is Not Over

2076.691 - 2098.937 Simon Sebag Montefiore

Moses Montefiore was such an interesting character, a fascinating character. His story really defies the sort of clichés about Victorian Britain, especially for Americans, which you think of... I know you all think of Britain as a sort of class-ridden, racist, primitive society. But actually, you know, he arrived as an Italian immigrant... with his parents in the 1790s.