Simon Jonathan Sebag Montefiore (/ ˈsiːbæɡ ˌmɒntɪfiˈɔːri / SEE-bag MON-tif-ee-OR-ee; born 27 June ) [1] is a British historian, television presenter and author of history books and novels, [2][3] including Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar (), Jerusalem: The Biography (), The Romanovs – (), and The World: A.