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Andrew Roberts & Simon Sebag Montefiore

Join two of Britain’s most distinguished historians, Andrew Roberts and Simon Sebag Montefiore, as they delve into their mutual experience as authors of history and biographies in an exclusive conversation for the Nevill Holt Festival.

This event finished on Sunday 22 June 2025

Genre: History, Politics and Current Affairs

Location: Theatre

Duration: 60 Minutes

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Andrew Roberts & Simon Sebag Montefiore

Simon Sebag Montefiore is an internationally bestselling author, whose award-winning works include Catherine the Great & Potemkin, shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize, and Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar, which won History Book of the Year at the British Book Awards.

Andrew Roberts, esteemed historian, journalist, and member of the House of Lords, has authored or edited over twenty books, including acclaimed biographies of Napoleon Bonaparte and Winston Churchill. A leading commentator on royal affairs, he has provided commentary for NBC on numerous Royal occasions, from the weddings of Prince William and Catherine Middleton and King Charles III and Queen Camilla, to the funerals of Diana, Princess of Wales, Prince Philip, and Queen Elizabeth II.

Don’t miss Andrew and Simon in a conversation perfect for lovers of history, literature, and biography.

 

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Nevill Holt Festival

The festival will continue to present a varied and rich programme of events in addition to opera that includes a wide range of talks and ‘in conversation’ events on visual art, culture, history, politics, wellbeing, sport and design as well as jazz, classical and world music performances, family events and comedy. See the full programme here. 

With panoramic views that look out over three counties, performance venues include the estate’s medieval chapel and award-winning theatre, with idyllic gardens designed by Chelsea gold medal winner, Rupert Golby. Festival-goers can enjoy outstanding pieces of modern British sculpture throughout the gardens, including works by Antony Gormley, Rachel Whiteread, Allen Jones and Marc Quinn