Terror and Oranges

Liberté, égalité, fraternité – oranges? What does Maximilien Robespierre’s fondness for citrus fruit reveal?

Robespierre pressing a human heart, French engraving, c.1794.
Robespierre pressing a human heart, French engraving, c.1794. Alamy.

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