Ruth Scurr

The men of blood get their comeuppance in Revolutionary France

The arrest and execution of Robespierre and Saint-Just in July 1794 are described in hourly detail in Colin Jones’s account of Paris in the grip of Terror

The execution of Robespierre, Saint-Just and their supporters on 28 July 1794. [Getty Images]
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  • The Fall of Robespierre: 24 Hours in Revolutionary Paris

    Colin Jones

    OUP, pp. 592, £25

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