Jacques Roux
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Jacques Roux was a French Catholic Red priest and revolutionary who took an active role in politics during the French Revolution. A major figure in radicalism, he skillfully expounded the ideals of po
1795 depiction of Roux
Jacques Hébert
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Jacques René Hébert was a French journalist and a prominent figure of the French Revolution. The founder and editor of the radical newspaper Le Père Duchesne, he was the chief spokesman for the Parisi
Jacques Roux
…interested in religion as long as it provided income. On 7 July 1793 Roux's enemies brought Elizabeth Marguerite Hébert (no relation to revolutionary Jacques Hébert) in for questioning in an attempt to charge Roux with extortion and "misappropriation of charitable funds". Hébert was a recent widow with no means to…
Jacques René Hébert
Hébert arrived in Paris in 1780, at the age of 23.
"The Indignation of Père Duchesne" (1790)
Illustration from Le Père Duchesne broadsides