Witnesses to the French Revolution

What was the French Revolution like for those who lived through it? What can private journals reveal that speeches, pamphlets and official records cannot?

From the storming of the Bastille to the Terror and the guillotine, ordinary witnesses recorded the personal impact of 1789, political violence, revolutionary identity and everyday life in Paris.

In this final episode of our mini-series on the French Revolution, Professor Suzannah Lipscomb finds out more from historian Michaela Kalcher.

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French Revolution: Storming of the Bastille

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Robespierre & Revolutionary Terror

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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.

All music courtesy of Epidemic Sounds.

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