Robespierre Guillotined: The Reign of Terror Dies with Its Master
The guillotine claims its most feared architect as Maximilien Robespierre and Louis Antoine de Saint-Just fall in Paris, instantly ending the Reign of Terror. This sudden decapitation of the Committee of Public Safety triggers a rapid political shift, allowing moderate forces to dismantle the radical Jacobin regime and restore relative stability to France.
July 28, 1794
232 years ago
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Maximilien Robespierre
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Louis Antoine de Saint-Just
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Louis Antoine de Saint-Just
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Georges Couthon
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