{"product_id":"9780198715962-the-fall-of-robespierre-24-hours-in-revolutionary-paris","title":"Jones Colin (Emeritus Professor Of Cultural History Emeritus Professor Of Cultural History Queen Mary University Of London) - The Fall Of Robespierre 24 Hours In Revolutionary Paris - Paperback","description":"Binding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\nDescription: 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.\u003cbr\u003e\nTitle: The Fall Of Robespierre 24 Hours In Revolutionary Paris\u003cbr\u003e\nAuthor(s): Jones Colin (Emeritus Professor Of Cultural History Emeritus Professor Of Cultural History Queen Mary University Of London)\u003cbr\u003e\nPublisher: Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\nBarcode: 9780198715962\u003cbr\u003e\nPages: 592 Pages, 14 Figures; 4 Maps\u003cbr\u003e\nPublication Date: 10\/27\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\nCategory: French Revolution","brand":"Jones Colin (Emeritus Professor Of Cultural History Emeritus Professor Of Cultural History Queen Mary University Of London)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49591927374129,"sku":"IN-G-9780198715962","price":17.03,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0644\/6759\/9594\/files\/9780198715962.jpg?v=1754873562","url":"https:\/\/bookdelivered.com\/products\/9780198715962-the-fall-of-robespierre-24-hours-in-revolutionary-paris","provider":"Book Delivered","version":"1.0","type":"link"}