The century and a half history of the most influential and successful banking clan, the Rothschilds, is presented to the reader in an extensive historical work by the Oxford scholar N. Ferguson. This work is distinguished by the impeccable erudition of the author, who created a fascinating biography of the dynasty based on vast factual, previously unknown archival material and at the same time debunked the layers of countless legends, anecdotes and myths associated with the famous and in its own way exceptional family.