Tom Holland

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

But the immediate circumstances in which this levee is summoned, it's not at all obvious that this policy is going to work. matched

So as August turns to September in 1793, things in Paris are becoming very grim. matched

There's no bread. matched

Inflation is going through the roof. matched

Even Robespierre can't afford to buy his beloved silk stockings. matched

So you know that things are getting very bad. matched

And then on the 2nd of September comes completely devastating news. matched

And this is news from Toulon, the great... matched

naval base on the south coast and this is that the counter revolutionaries surrendered the great port to the British of all people so we talked about this in our series on Nelson and we saw it from the British perspective but matched

From the French perspective, the loss of this key naval base, traitors have betrayed it to the Royal Navy of all forces. matched

It's completely devastating. matched

And so unsurprisingly in Paris, there is a massive new wave of paranoia and starving mobs take to the streets. matched

You talked about in the previous episode, the enraged. matched

Oh, yeah. matched

Moustaches. matched

People with their bristling moustaches. matched

Terrifying. matched

And one of their particular leaders, who is a seasoned radical named Gaspard Chaumet, he puts into words their motivation in a great public speech. matched

Every day we learn of new treason, new crimes. matched

Every day we discover the emergence of new plots. matched

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