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An intimate new portrait of one of historys most controversial figures: heroic revolutionary or the first terrorist? Peter McPhee is a professorial fellow at the University of Melbourne.
For some historians and biographers, Maximilien Robespierre (1758-94) was a great revolutionary martyr who succeeded in leading the French Republic to safety in the face of overwhelming military odds. For many others, he was the first modern dictator, a fanatic who instigated th…
Chronicles the life and times of the French Revolutionary figure, looking at little known aspects, including his nervousness, lust for power, and role in "the Terror." For some historians and biographers, Maximilien Robespierre (1758-1794) was a great revolutionary martyr who s…
For some historians and biographers, Maximilien Robespierre (1758-94) was a great revolutionary martyr who succeeded in leading the French Republic to safety in the face of overwhelming military odds. For many others, he was the first modern dictator, a fanatic who instigated th…
