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[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 39 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Explanation: The French politician Maximilien Robespierre was the head (ha) of a period known as the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution. In this Reign of Terror, many of his political opponents - both conservatives and revolutionaries - met their end by the guillotine, their heads dropping into a wicker basket thereafter for easy retrieval and display to the excited crowds.

Robespierre himself would eventually meet his end at Madam Guillotine.

[–] jqubed@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago

Danton is a decent film to watch about the era and Robespierre.