The Revolutionary Tribunal: Justice or Terror

In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the Revolutionary Tribunal of 1793–1795, the court that sentenced over 16,000 people to death during the Reign of Terror. They trace its creation by the National Convention, its evolution from a legal safeguard to an instrument of political repression, and its most infamous trials—including those of Marie Antoinette, Danton, and Robespierre himself. The conversation examines key figures like prosecutor Antoine Quentin Fouquier-Tinville, the role of the Law of 22 Prairial, and the tribunal's end after Thermidor. Along the way, they reflect on how a revolutionary court meant to uphold justice became a tool for terror, and what that means for understanding revolutionary justice today. #RevolutionaryTribunal #ReignOfTerror #FouquierTinville #LawOf22Prairial #SeptemberMassacres #NationalConvention #Robespierre #Danton #MarieAntoinette #ThermidorianReaction #FrenchRevolution #revolutionaryjustice #terror #guillotine #Paris #18thcentury #History #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo