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Join this channel to get early access to episodes, ad-free watching, and priority access to our live events: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUYK0BJZF3yNb2fw1EdAXUQ/join This is the final part in our ongoing, multi-season history of the French Revolution, the entire series is here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEbAHi3fZpuHM2K49x2je9j0Pg1qhq5ni Why did the Terror reach unprecedented levels of bloodshed in 1794? Who was running France by this point? And, how was Robespierre finally destroyed, and dragged to the guillotine by his former allies…? Join Dominic and Tom as they reach the terrifying, climactic conclusion to their series on the Terror, as well as the French Revolution, with the gory execution of one of its most infamous players: Maximilien Robespierre. This episode is sponsored by Anthropic, the team behind Claude. Try Claude for free today at http://Claude.ai/restishistory. 0:00 The Reign of Terror reaches its climax 4:18 Inside the Committee of Public Safety 10:54 Robespierre's enemies turn against him 15:54 A French victory changes everything 20:20 The conspiracy against Robespierre 25:30 Why the people of Paris are turning against the Revolution 31:41 Anthropic 32:53 Robespierre's disastrous final speech 40:32 The National Convention fights back 44:05 A furious confrontation at the Jacobin Club 50:56 The plot to overthrow Robespierre begins 57:42 Paris erupts into insurrection 1:04:02 The moment Robespierre could have seized power 1:08:30 Robespierre's supporters abandon him 1:12:17 Robespierre's bloody final stand 1:16:18 The execution of Maximilien Robespierre 1:22:15 The fall of the Reign of Terror Twitter: @TheRestHistory @holland_tom @dcsandbrook Social channels: https://www.instagram.com/theresthistory/ https://www.tiktok.com/@theresthistory https://x.com/TheRestHistory https://bsky.app/profile/theresthistory.bsky.social https://www.threads.com/@theresthistory Video Editor: Jack Meek, Harry Swan & Adam Thornton Social Producer: Harry Balden Producers: Aaliyah Akude & Tabby Syrett Senior Producer: Callum Hill Executive Producer: Dom Johnson Head of Digital & Social: Sam Oakley