NEW EDITION
- FEATURING UPDATED INTRODUCTION & NEW CHAPTERS 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 & adventure, debauchery & slaughter, but they also formed our world & will shape our future. In this eclectic & surprising collection of short & entertaining life stories, Simon Sebag Montefiore introduces his choice of kings, empresses, sultans & conquerors, as well as prophets, explorers, artists, actresses, courtesans & psychopaths. From the ancient times, via crusades & world wars, up to the 21st century, this accessible history introduces readers to the titans who changed the world: the characters we should all know, & the stories we should never forget.