Charlotte Corday

Album: Famous Last Words (1993)
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  • Charlotte Corday by Paul Jacques Baudry, painted in 1860.

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  • Sundae from Southampton, NyCharlotte Corday was not repentant, and she didn't have any reason to be. Marat was bloodthirsty and riled the citizens of Paris into a frenzy.
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