The Execution of Robespierre After overseeing the Terror, during which thousands of men and women accused of being enemies of the Revolution faced speedy trial and execution, it was Maximilien Robespierre’s turn to face the guillotine on 9 Thermidor Year II (July 28, 1794).
(Musée de la Ville de Paris, Musée Carnavalet, Paris, France/Bridgeman Images)