R. R. Palmer · 1941
A speaker recommends a book written by someone else.
“And the author we've talked about a lot, R.R. Palmer, in his book, 12 Who Ruled, is very good on the optics of this.”
Why: The speaker praises the book for being very good on the optics of Robespierre's actions.
Dominic Sandbrook, Host on The Rest Is HistoryThe Terror: The Fall of Robespierre (Part 6)
“So R.R. Palmer, who we've been quoting quite a lot, his brilliant book on the Committee of Public Safety. I mean, he says that Robespierre regarded dictatorship as an interim phase, necessary rather than desirable, is beyond a possibility of question.”
Tom Holland, Host on The Rest Is HistoryThe Terror: Killing God (Part 5)
“Now, as R.R. Palmer says in his great book, 12 Who Ruled, the thing about this is basically it's kind of a recipe for permanent terror.”
Dominic Sandbrook, Host on The Rest Is HistoryThe Terror: Death at the Guillotine (Part 4)
Named without an opinion attached.
“Robert Palmer, in his classic book on the Committee of Public Safety 12, who ruled, gives a fabulous character sketch of him.”
Dominic Sandbrook, Host on The Rest Is HistoryThe Terror: The Execution of Marie Antoinette (Part 3)
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Fatal Purity
Ruth Scurr
Discussed together in: The Terror: Killing God (Part 5) (The Rest Is History)
The Fall of Robespierre
Colin Jones
Discussed together in: The Terror: The Fall of Robespierre (Part 6) (The Rest Is History)
The Terror of Natural Right
Dan Edelstein
Discussed together in: The Terror: Killing God (Part 5) (The Rest Is History)
The Lost King of France
Deborah Cadbury
Discussed together in: The Terror: The Execution of Marie Antoinette (Part 3) (The Rest Is History)