Reclaimed by the Republic, vengeance was swift. Mass shootings engulfed Toulon as the royalist rebels were put to the sword. This episode extra explores the phases of Toulon’s Terror and the controversies which surround them.
Thousands try to flee Toulon as the Republic’s armies advance. In the resulting chaos, scenes of misery and panic define the last hours of the siege. Historians paint starkly different pictures of these events, and the controversies are countless.
Desperate to receive additional support, the British searched in unexpected places. Unfortunately for London, French royalists were eager to respond. This episode extra explores the complications caused by Hood’s decision to embrace a policy...
The speech of a madman, or an overblown affair? This Episode Extra unpacks the reactions and controversies surrounding Isnard’s infamous threats against the people of Paris in May 1793.
This episode extra examines the actions of Jacques Hébert which anger the Commission of Twelve. It also explores claims that the plotting radicals planned to murder the deputies of the Plain.
Danton was accused by many of secretly conspiring with General Dumouriez. What evidence supports these claims, and how do historians justify his suspicious silence?
Once a hero of the revolution, the King’s cousin was arrested on the 4th of April. What did the Jacobin deputy do to warrant such treatment? Or perhaps more importantly, what did his family do?
Hear the mighty Danton argue for a dramatic reorganisation of the executive branch.
Unpack why the topography of the Vendée was so beneficial to the defending insurrectionists. We also hear from a contemporary on the role of religion in the civil war.
Thanks but no thanks. This episode extra explores negotiations between Dutch exiles and the French government to ensure the mistakes of Belgium didn’t repeat themselves. It also unpacks unexpectedly positive responses to Dumouriez’s...