Tom Holland

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The Rest Is History · 708. The Terror: The Reign of Robespierre (Part 2) · 23 Sep 2026 podcast

And so he comes to take an ever more commanding position on the committee. matched

And already, only a few days after he has joined the committee, matched

an observer at one of their meetings, could describe Robespierre's colleagues, and I quote, as silent in the face of his words and his principles. matched

Well, I think his fundamental principles are admirable ones. matched

He has a firm faith in democracy and in constitutional government. matched

Dominique, you mentioned very briefly in the first episode that a new constitution was being celebrated as Charlotte Corday arrived in Paris. matched

This constitution had been drawn up by Robespierre, abetted by Saint-Just and Couton. matched

They'd done it in record time. matched

They'd drawn it up in early June and matched

Its provisions were ones that Robespierre absolutely believed in. matched

It offers a commitment to universal male suffrage without any qualification, free public education, which is to be funded by progressive taxation. matched

And it declares as a matter of national principle that the state has a duty of care towards its most unfortunate citizens. matched

So this is, and I don't think it's anachronism to use this phrase, the most progressive constitution that history has ever seen up to this point. matched

I mean, it's the kind of thing that... matched

progressives in any Western state today would matched

They do. matched

So this is held throughout June and July, and the results are announced on the 10th of August, which is the anniversary of the abolition of the monarchy. matched

And it turns out that almost 2 million people have voted in favor of it and only 11,600 against it. matched

And so Robespierre is delighted. matched

It's now been proven that he is the voice of the people. matched

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