The fall of Robespierre : 24 hours in revolutionary Paris / Colin Jones.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jones, Colin, 1947- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Robespierre, Maximilien, 1758-1794--Death and burial.

Robespierre, Maximilien.

Robespierre, Maximilien, 1758-1794.

France--History--Reign of Terror, 1793-1794.

France.

History.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xx, 571 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2021.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: Rousseville's lodgings, Rue Saint-Honore (Tuileries)

Vernet's wanderings: from the Place du Trone-Renverse (Montreuil/Quinze-Vingts) to the Rue de Birague (Arsenal)

La Force Prison (Droits-de-l'Homme)

Legracieux's lodgings, Rue Denfert (Chalier)

Home of Guittard de Floriban, Rue des Canettes (Mutius-Scevole)

00.00/Midnight

Robespierre's lodgings, 366 Rue Saint-Honore (Piques)

01.00/1.00 a.m.

CPS Committee Room, Tuileries palace (Tuileries)

02.00/2.00 a.m.

CPS offices, Tuileries palace

CPS Committee Room, Tuileries palace

Tallien's quest: the streets of Paris

03.00/3.00 a.m.

Across the city

Conciergerie prison, Palais de Justice, Ile de la Cite (Revolutionnaire)

Benedictins-Anglais prison, Rue Saint-Jacques (Observatoire)

04.00/4.00 a.m.

Various locations, CPS offices, Tuileries palace

05.00/5.00 a.m.

Streets leading to Les Halles (Marches)

06.00/6.00 a.m.

Robespierre's lodgings, 366 Rue Saint-Honore

07.00/7.00 a.m.

Municipal offices, Maison Commune (Maison-Commune)

Place du Pantheon (Pantheon)

Jacques-Louis Minetra's section (Bon-Conseil)

08.00/8.00 a.m.

Ecole de Mars, Plaine des Sablons, Neuilly

The streets of the city

09.00/9.00 a.m.

Offices of the municipal Police Administration, Mairie, Ile de la Cite (Revolutionnaire)

Giot's itinerary: Rue de Hautefeuille (Marat), Pantheon (Pantheon), Temple prison (Temple)

10.00/10.00 a.m.

Revolutionary Tribunal, Palais de Justice, Ile de la Cite (Revolutionnaire)

Thibaudeau's route: from Rue Hautefeuille (Marat) to the Tuileries palace

11.00/11.00 a.m.

Tuileries palace and gardens

Vestibule to the Convention hall and Tuileries palace environs

Convention hall, Tuileries palace

12.00/12.00 Midday

13.00/1.00 p.m.

Tuileries gardens

Public galleries, Convention hall, Tuileries palace

14.00/2.00 p.m.

Salle de l'Egalite, Maison Commune

Revolutionary Tribunal, Palais de Justice, Ile de la Cite

Maison Penthievre, Place des Piques (Piques)

Police Administration offices, Ile de la Cite, and sectional meetings

15.00/3.00 p.m.

National Guard Head quarters, Rue du Martroy (Maison-Commune)-Convention hall, Tuileries palace

Courtyard, Palais de Justice, Ile de la Cite

Hanriot's ride: the eastern sections

Across the city: sectional committee meetings

16.00/4.00 p.m.

Vergne's home, Ile Saint-Louis (Fraternite)

La Force prison

Conciergerie courtyard, Palais de Justice, Ile de la Cite

Place de la Maison Commune (or Place de Greve) (Arcis)

Maineand Police Administration HQ, Ile de la Cite

Hanriot's raid: from the Maison Commune to the Tuileries palace

CGS offices, Hotel de Brionne (Tuileries)

17.06/5.00 p.m.

Thedtre de la Republique, Palais-Royal environs (Montagne)

Police Administration HQ, Maifie, Ile de la Cite

Place de la Maison Commune

CGS and CPS offices, Tuileries palace complex

Maison Commune Council Chamber

CGS offices, Hotel de Brionne

Vergne's home, Ile Saint-Louis

18.00/6.00 p.m.

Council chamber, Maison Commune

Fouquier-Tinville's lodgings, Palais de Justice, Ile de la Cite

Place du Carrousel (Tuileries)

Place du Trone-Renverse

Council Chamber, Maison Commune

Mairie and Police Administration HQ, Ile de la Cite

Talaru prison (Montagne) and the prison network

Rue Saint-Guillaume (Fontaine-de-Grenelle)

19.00/7.00 p.m.

Maison Commune

Jacobin Club (Mon tagne)

Luxembourg prison (Mutius-Scevole)

Ccffinhal's raid: Rue Saint-Honore (Tuileries)

20.00/8.00 p.m.

Police Administration HQ, Ile de la Cite

Fouquier-Tinville's office, Palais de Justice, Ile de la Cite

Place du Carrousel

21.00/9.00 p.m.

Tuileries palace environs

Quai de Gesvres (Arcis)

22.00/10.00 p.m.

Police Administration HQ, Mairie, Ile de la Cite

Jacobin Club

Guillaume-Tell section and across the city

Paris prisons

23.00/11.00 p.m.

Cafe des Subsistances, Palais de Justice, Ile de la Cite

Lombards section and across the city

Revolutionnaire section

Place Saint-Sulpice (Mutius-Scivole) and across the city

Place de la Maison Commune and Place du Carrousel

Midnight

Around Midnight

Private lodgings, Quai de l'Ecole (Museum)

Mairie, Ile de la Cite

Temple prison

Gravilliers section

Ecole de Mars encampment, Plaine des Sablons

Guyot's wandering: from the Maison Commune to the Sans-Culottes section

Bourdon's expedition: from the Gravilliers section to the Place de la Maison Commune

Against the people

Conspiring against Robespierre: a myth?

Robespierre conspirator?

The Commune and the people

Public opinion redivivus

The people's choice: institutions over personalities.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780198715955

0198715951

OCLC:

1246540774