Georges Danton

1759–1794

Georges Danton was a leading figure of the French Revolution and a powerful orator associated with the overthrow of the monarchy and the early republic. He was executed in 1794 during the Terror after falling out with Robespierre and the Committee of Public Safety.

In Rafael Sabatini’s Scaramouche, his command of rhetoric and the sword draws him into the conflict between the Third Estate and the privileged orders, bringing him into contact with Georges Danton and placing him within the accelerating violence of 1789. Victor Hugo’s Ninety-Three places Georges Danton within a narrative shaped by political ambition and government, family, marriage and personal loyalty, and court politics and dynastic power.

Historical context

Historical periods linked to Georges Danton

French Revolution 1789–1799 CE

Series

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The Scarlet Pimpernel in Order

by Baroness Orczy 16 books 4.4

The Scarlet Pimpernel series follows Sir Percy Blakeney and his allies as they use disguises, forged papers and carefully staged deceptions to rescue people endangered by the French Revolution. Most volumes are set between the September Massacres of 1792 and the fall of Robespierre in July 1794, moving…

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