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Birth of Rosalie Jullien

Rosalie Jullien, the republican observer whose extensive letters recorded political life in revolutionary Paris, was born in Pontoise on 9 September 1745.

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PerspectiveRobespierre, Desmoulins and the Trial of the IndulgentsCamille 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?TranslationUp to the Estates-GeneralAs both a witness to and a victim of the immortal war of the Vendée, I have endured a succession of events so dreadful…
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