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How France’s ‘Archangel of Terror’ Met His End in 1794

How France’s ‘Archangel of Terror’ Met His End in 1794
The execution of Louis-Antoine de Saint-Just, Maximilien Robespierre, and their supporters on July 28, 1794. Public Domain
Gerry Bowler
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The Thermidorian Reaction, the parliamentary revolt during the French Revolution that resulted in the execution of Maximilien Robespierre on July 28, 1794, also ended the earthly existence of someone equally repellent, Louis-Antoine de Saint-Just.
Gerry Bowler
Gerry Bowler
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Gerry Bowler is a Canadian historian and a senior fellow of the Frontier Centre for Public Policy.