710. The Terror: Death at the Guillotine (Part 4)
The episode explores the dramatic downfall of Georges Danton, a charismatic revolutionary leader consumed by the very terror he helped create, culminating in his execution on April 5, 1794. His fate underscores the French Revolution’s tragic arc: idealism devolving into paranoia and self-
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