A humble Hapsburg abode: Simon Sebag Montefiore at Vienna's Belvedere Palace In medieval times it seemed one Rudolf von Habsburg nominated himself as the first archduke in a document that was ...

Simon Jonathan Sebag Montefiore, born 27 June 1965, is a British historian, television presenter and author of popular history books and novels. Simon Sebag Montefiore was born in London. His father ...

Historian Simon Sebag Montefiore explores how the Habsburgs transformed Vienna into a melting pot of culture, music and ideas, and how Mozart, Klimt, Napoleon, Strauss, Hitler, Stalin and Freud all ...

Vienna was the capital of the Habsburg dynasty and home to the Holy Roman Emperors. From here, they dominated middle Europe for nearly 1,000 years. In this series, historian Simon Sebag Montefiore ...

Historian Simon Sebag Montefiore describes how the Habsburgs transformed Vienna into a multi-national city of music, culture and ideas. Napoleon, Hitler, Mozart, Strauss, Freud, Stalin and Klimt all ...

For over a thousand years, Vienna was the pivotal city in Europe. From the age of the Romans until WWII, its strategic position on the River Danube made it witness to war, intrigue, deceit and ...