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4. Apr. 2024 · Maximilien Robespierre, radical Jacobin leader and one of the principal figures in the French Revolution. In the latter months of 1793 he came to dominate the Committee of Public Safety, the principal organ of the Revolutionary government during the Reign of Terror, but in 1794 he was overthrown and executed.
- Jean-Nicolas Billaud-Varenne
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- Jacobin Club
It supported Robespierre in his attacks on the enemies of...
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Vor 6 Tagen · The fall of Robespierre in July 1794 (Thermidor, Year II according to the new revolutionary calendar) was a turning point in the Revolution. It was engineered by a group of Jacobin deputies (later known as the Thermidoreans) fearful for their own lives. In the chapter ‘Settling scores’, McPhee examines how, after Thermidor, the ...
19. Apr. 2024 · Coup of 18–19 Brumaire. Civil Constitution of the Clergy. French Revolutionary wars. Reign of Terror. Thermidorian Reaction. (Show more) Key People: Marie-Thérèse-Louise de Savoie-Carignan, princesse de Lamballe. Louis XVI. Marie-Antoinette. Napoleon I. Maximilien Robespierre. (Show more)
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- What was the French Revolution?The French Revolution was a period of major social upheaval that began in 1787 and ended in 1799. It sought to completely change the relationship b...
- Why did the French Revolution happen?There were many reasons. The bourgeoisie—merchants, manufacturers, professionals—had gained financial power but were excluded from political power....
- Why did the French Revolution lead to war with other nations?King Louis XVI of France yielded to the idea of a new constitution and to the sovereignty of the people but at the same time sent emissaries to the...
- How did the French Revolution succeed?In some respects, the French Revolution did not succeed. But the ideas of representational democracy and basic property rights took hold, and it so...
Vor 3 Tagen · In the excerpt below from the Jacobin Club meeting of 8 Thermidor Year II (26 July 1794), Collot d’Herbois, a member of the CPS, questions Robespierre’s motives, accusing him of seeking to become a dictator. (Indeed, rumors that Robespierre wanted to become a king were circulating in Paris.) However, Collot’s speech is poorly received, and those in attendance call for the "conspirators ...
18. Apr. 2024 · Since Louis XVI walked up to the guillotine, we have been used to thinking of a left/right opposition driving political change, but this was not the only division at the time, nor indeed since: during the Terror, Robespierre was supported by the Montagnards, the deputies who sat on the highest benches of the Assembly, while the opposition was lo...
3. Apr. 2024 · Dive into the chilling saga of the French Revolution's most controversial figure, Maximilien Robespierre, and his pivotal role in the Reign of Terror. This period, fraught with fear,...
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