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The Rest Is History · September 30, 2026 · 1h 31m

710. The Terror: Death at the Guillotine (Part 4)

Dominic Sandbrook, Georges Danton, Maximilien Robespierre, Tom Holland

Dominic and Tom explore the dramatic fall of Georges Danton, one of the French Revolution's great titans. They examine how his vision for the Revolution diverged from Robespierre's, the scandalous conspiracy he was accused of, and whether those charges were true or a betrayal by a former ally. The episode sets Danton's execution at the guillotine within the accelerating logic of the Terror, asking what his cataclysmic end meant for the Revolution's trajectory.

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Danton vs. Robespierre: Diverging Visions for the Revolution
Georges Danton and Maximilien Robespierre, once allies, developed contrasting approaches to furthering the revolutionary cause.
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The Scandalous Conspiracy Against Danton
Danton was accused of involvement in a scandalous conspiracy, a charge that proved fatal.
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