Episode 2 of 3
Danton's speech announcing the end of the Terror
- When
- end of March 1794
- Where
- Paris
- Part of
- Execution of Georges Danton
At the end of March 1794 Danton made a triumphant speech announcing the end of the Terror.
At the end of March 1794, Danton made a triumphant speech announcing the end of the Terror. This followed his earlier return to Paris as a moderate urged to plead for an end to the Terror in early October 1793, and his exasperation by February 1794 with Robespierre's repeated references to virtue as the foundation of the revolutionary government.
Sources
- Georges Danton Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-27
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