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The Fall of Robespierre: 24 Hours in Revolutionary Paris

by Colin Jones

The day of 9 Thermidor (27 July 1794) is universally acknowledged as a major turning-point in the history of the French Revolution. At 12.00 midnight, Maximilien Robespierre, the most prominent member of the Committee of Public Safety which had for more than a year directed the Reign of Terror, was planning to destroy one of the most dangerous plots that the

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Publication date

2021

Format

Print edition

Pages

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ISBN

9780198715955