Charlotte Corday made no attempt to flee the scene of her murder of Marat, was arrested and guillotined three days later. Was she the real heroine?
Corday
On 13 July 1793, a young woman from Normandy stabbed the revolutionary Jean-Paul Marat in the chest and killed him. Was Marat really the hero?
Most famously painted by David, the murder of Marat in his bath in 1793 has featured in many paintings. How has its interpretation changed with changing politics and public opinion?
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