Thermidorian Reaction
Event in History
Thermidorian Reaction has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including The Rest Is History. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
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Dominic SandbrookBritish historian, author and co-host of The Rest Is History
Sandbrook likens the unravelling of the Terror after Thermidor to the fall of the Soviet Union, with unintended consequences.
“what this actually reminds me of is the fall of the Soviet Union, where you have unanticipated consequences of political decisions”
The Rest Is History: 712. The Terror: The Fall of Robespierre (Part 6) (Oct 7, 2026) · Listen from 1:29:51
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- The Rest Is History · 1 episode
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712. The Terror: The Fall of Robespierre (Part 6)The Rest Is History · Oct 7, 2026 · 1 h 37 min
Dominic Sandbrook and Tom Holland recount the summer of 1794, the coup of 9 Thermidor and the execution of Robespierre, concluding their French Revolution series.