I just got back from having the best of times on a visit to Paris, France. But every morning there, I’d spend a few minutes checking for updates on the worst of times in Washington, D.C. I’m back in ...

Ever since he lost his head to Madame Guillotine in 1794, the historical jury has been out on the life and legacy of Maximilien de Robespierre, French revolutionary and architect of la Grande Terreur.

En l’an II, Robespierre persuade la Convention de décréter un nouveau culte, dont il serait le grand ordonnateur. Ses ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Two and a quarter centuries after he was guillotined on what is now Place de la Concorde in Paris, Maximilien ...

While historical record includes a wealth of evidence that backs up negative attitudes towards the gathering masses, it is also chockful of individuals who were behaving badly too and yet they tend to ...

Historian and professor McPhee (Living the French Revolution, 1789-1799) adds to his volumes on French history with a comprehensive biography of the controversial, diminutive, outspoken, and ambitious ...

Reading an article on Maximilien Robespierre published in the New York Review of Books (23 June 2022) has led me to reflect (or more accurately, further reflect) on both my short time as an active ...

Ever since the "prime public functionary" - previously known as Louis XVI - lost his head on the Place de la Révolution in Paris, Maximilien de Robespierre has been seen as the evil, green-eyed genius ...