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xx, 571 pages : 25 cm "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 Revolution had faced. By 12.00 midnight at the close of the day, following a day of uncertainty, surprises, upsets and reverses, his world had been turned upside down. He was an outlaw, on the run, and himself wanted for conspiracy against the Republic. He felt that his whole life and his Revolutionary career were drawing to an end. As indeed they were. He shot himself shortly afterwards. Half-dead, the guillotine finished him off in grisly fashion the next day. The Fall of Robespierre provides an hour-by-hour analysis of these 24 hours"--Publisher's description Includes bibliographical references (pages 457-554) and index Introduction: The fall of Robespierre up close -- Prelude: Around midnight -- Part I. Elements of conspiracy (Midnight to 5.00 a.m.) -- Part II. Settings for a drama (5.00 a.m. to Midda

Author

Jones, Colin, 1947- author

Publisher

Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York, NY: Oxford University Press

Published

2021

Language

EN

ISBN

9780198715955

Subjects

History, Humanities

Rating

4.4 / 5 (169 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14