Monticello
Place in History
Monticello has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including The Rest Is History. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Tom HollandEnglish actor cast as Telemachus
Holland concludes that Jefferson is the great tragic president, destroyed by his own best qualities.
“if the definition of a tragedy is that, you know, someone who is destroyed by their own best qualities, Jefferson is the great tragic president”
The Rest Is History: 686. Jefferson: The Betrayal of Liberty (Part 4) (Jul 8, 2026) · Listen from 1:17:13
Holland argues that, owing to debt and his Ciceronian ideal, Monticello mattered more to Jefferson than Hemings, his principles or his reputation.
“ultimately Monticello is dearer to him than Sally, dearer to him than his ideals of liberty, dearer than his reputation even”
The Rest Is History: 686. Jefferson: The Betrayal of Liberty (Part 4) (Jul 8, 2026) · Listen from 1:12:27
Podcasts
- The Rest Is History · 1 episode
Episodes
686. Jefferson: The Betrayal of Liberty (Part 4)The Rest Is History · Jul 8, 2026 · 1 h 22 min
Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook conclude their Founding Fathers series with Thomas Jefferson's political career, his relationship with Sally Hemings, and his betrayal of liberty through slavery.