Robespierre, Desmoulins and the Trial of the Indulgents
Camille Desmoulins and Robespierre had been friends for years. By April 1794, one was dead and the other had helped send him to the Revolutionary Tribunal. What did Camille think of Robespierre in his final days, and did Robespierre ever regret what happened?
Saint-Just Hyping up Robespierre’s Speech
Saint-Just, ordinarily rather reserved at the Jacobin Club, made an exception on January 1, 1793. Despite presiding over the session, he didn’t share personal views or push his own agenda. Instead, he invited his colleagues to fund the printing and nationwide distribution of Robespierre’s second speech on Louis XVI’s trial (delivered on December 28, 1792)