The Terror: The Reign of Robespierre (TRIH ep 708, part 2)
1793 · Resource
Where did Maximilien Robespierre come from and what led him to rise from provincial obscurity to play a major role in the French Revolution? Why is he considered the central figure in the Reign of Terror? And how did a fastidious man opposed to violence become the chief proponent of bloodshed?
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