# Robespierre & Revolutionary Terror

An episode of [Not Just the Tudors](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1564113869), 27 Jul 2026, 1 h 08 min.

Audio: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/not-just-the-tudors/e/6a4f7cb5fe878dc8e27f048d/media.mp3?tk=eyJ0ayI6ImRlZmF1bHQiLCJhZHMiOnRydWUsInNwb25zIjp0cnVlLCJzdGF0dXMiOiJwdWJsaWMifQ==&sig=BMQ13xp4AAkGcFB30tgd6m7h2Nt13brdMTJ5D5DJs40

How did the French Revolution, built on liberty, become ruled by fear? And how did Robespierre - the man who had sent kings, nobles and priests to their deaths - himself end up beneath the blade of the guillotine? Professor Suzannah Lipscomb and Professor Marisa Linton explore the rise and fall of the lawyer, revolutionary, and architect of the Reign of Terror, MORE: Marguerite de Navarre: Mother of Renaissance France Listen on Apple Listen on Spotify True Crime: Medici Murder at the Louvre Listen on Apple Listen on Spotify Presented by Professor Suzannah Lipscomb. The researcher is Max Wintle, audio editor is Amy Haddow and the producer is Rob Weinberg. The senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff. Not Just the Tudors is a History Hit podcast Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week PLUS early access, ad-free podcasts. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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