{"product_id":"the-fall-of-robespierre-24-hours-in-revolutionary-paris-hardcover","title":"The Fall of Robespierre: 24 Hours in Revolutionary Paris - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eColin Jones\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Fall of Robespierre\u003c\/em\u003e provides an hour-by-hour analysis of these 24 hours.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eColin Jones CBE\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of History at Queen Mary University of London. He has published widely on French history, particularly on the eighteenth century, the French Revolution, and the history of medicine. His many books include \u003cem\u003eThe Medical World of Early Modern France\u003c\/em\u003e (with Lawrence Brockliss, 1997), \u003cem\u003eThe Great Nation: France from Louis XV to Napoleon\u003c\/em\u003e (2002), \u003cem\u003eParis: Biography of a City\u003c\/em\u003e (2004: winner of the Enid MacLeod Prize) and \u003cem\u003eThe Smile Revolution: In Eighteenth-Century Paris\u003c\/em\u003e (2014). He is a Fellow of the British Academy and Past President, Royal Historical Society.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 592\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.9 x 9.4 x 6.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978539696429,"sku":"9780198715955","price":37.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/K1FONEZBT2REVlF4eVZlT01OMDhvZz09.webp?v=1775805705","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-fall-of-robespierre-24-hours-in-revolutionary-paris-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}