Danton and Robespierre were close friends who fought together in the French Revolution, but by 1793, Robespierre had become France's ruler, determined to eliminate opposition with a series of mass executions known as the Reign of Terror. Danton, a well-known people's spokesman, had been living in relative solitude in the French countryside, but he returned to Paris to challenge Robespierre's violent rule and call for the people to demand their rights. Robespierre, on the other hand, could not accept such a challenge, even from a friend and colleague, and he devised a strategy for the capture and execution of Danton and his allies.
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Danton and Robespierre were close friends who fought together in the French Revolution, but by 1793, Robespierre had become France's ruler, determined to eliminate opposition with a series of mass executions known as the Reign of Terror. Danton, a well-known people's spokesman, had been living in relative solitude in the French countryside, but he returned to Paris to challenge Robespierre's violent rule and call for the people to demand their rights. Robespierre, on the other hand, could not accept such a challenge, even from a friend and colleague, and he devised a strategy for the capture and execution of Danton and his allies.
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