After speaking with Simon Sebag Montefiore a few weeks ago, I was inspired to list my top 10 families of world history. Join me as I list them from 10 to 1, with links to books that you can read if you’d like to explore further. Of course Sebag’s book, The World is hugely recommended. I talk about families from the Mongol steppes to the shores of the Aegean, from the High Plains of the Midwest, to the mountains of Iran.

If you’ve got your own suggestions, let me know.

Links

Alexander the Great in the Dock – Aspects of History

Books of 2022 From Aspects of History – Aspects of History

Seizing Eichmann – Aspects of History

Debate on the Parthenon Marbles

Book Recommendations from the Top 10

The Mongol Storm, by Nicholas Morton

The Borgias, by Paul Strathern

The Medici, by Paul Strathern

Cleopatra’s Daughter, by Jane Draycott

Nemesis, by David Stuttard

King of the World (Cyrus the Great), by Matt Waters

Flashman & the Redskins, by George Macdonald Fraser

Zulu, by Saul David

Abyss: The Cuban Missile Crisis, by Max Hastings

Alexander the Great, by Robin Lane Fox