another cloth to stop the bleeding. Robespierre’s last words were said to this man: “Merci‚ Monsieur”‚ meaning “Thank you‚ Sir.” The blade then dropped‚ executing Robespierre by his own medicine on July 28‚ 1794‚ just over a year after the start of the Reign of
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Reasons radicalization of French Revolution By the end of September 1791‚ the National Assembly announced that its work was done. In many ways‚ the Constitution of 1791 seemed to fulfil the promises of reform which had been first uttered by the men of 1789. All Frenchmen could now be proud that the following rights had been secured: equality before the law‚ careers open to talent‚ a written constitution‚ and parliamentary government. Hence‚ there was a sizeable faction within the National Assembly
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Lecture 13 The French Revolution: The Radical Stage‚ 1792-1794 The proof necessary to convict the enemies of the people is every kind of evidence‚ either material or moral or verbal or written. . . . Every citizen has the right to seize conspirators and counter-revolutionaries and to arraign them before magistrates. He is required to denounce them when he knows of them. Law of 22 Prairial Year II (June 10‚ 1794) Inflamed by their poverty and hatred of wealth‚ the SANS-CULOTTES insisted that it was
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He supported musicians‚ writers‚ and was closely involved with the Catholic Church. Everyone felt he was unable or unwilling to make necessary changes for Frances problems. The Reign of Terror 1793-1794 the revolutionary government was controlled by the Committee of Public Safety. Also known as Reign of Terror. Led by Maximilien de Robespierre the committee he lead passed a lot of harsh laws and would eliminate them if they disagreed. There were benefits to this revolution some even extended
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oppressive rule of the higher classes‚ the peasants of France rose up to overthrow this unjust system. However‚ the overthrowing of the existing monarchy led to dark times‚ namely the reign of terror. During this time‚ countless innocent citizens were thrown in prison or beheaded without an afterthought. Following the reign of terror was a time of political upheaval‚ represented by the countless coup d’etats that took place at the hands of attempted dictators. The source of this political disarray
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 Payne 1 Max Payne AP English 11 Ms. Paul 13 November 2012 The Rise and Fall It is November 9‚ the Year of Our Lord 1799‚ and a battered French army begins the arduous climb up the Alps‚ just as a light snow begins to gently fall‚ a precursor of the hardship and bone chilling temperatures to come. They are led by the newly crowned consulate and France’s savior‚ Napoleon Bonaparte. There is a fear that Genoa may fall to Austrians. This fateful journey was captured in a painting by artist‚
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already corrupt society. Ironically‚ the gruesome reign of terror which was fabricated by the French government‚ contradicted the ideals of which the very revolution stood for‚ further illustrating the utter failure of this event. In the beginning‚ the French saw the revolution as a way to improve their lives‚ but this path quickly turned into a horrifying ascent into oblivion‚ which aside from immense suffering‚ achieved nothing. During the reign of King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette‚ revolutionary
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Lilian Yoong Zi Ying J15017268 (1) Robespierre played an important role during the French Revolution. He was a political leader who led the Reign of Terror where thousands of people were executed. Before that‚ aristocrats and clergies benefited while the people in 3rd Estate suffered. Robespierre wanted an “ideal” government that was ruled by people‚ not the king. Thus‚ he strived hard for democracy with the assistance of the Jacobins. Robespierre’s believed that freedom of rights‚ justice and equality
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Explain the key features of ‘The Terror’ The Terror was a phase during the French Revolution when many people of France were executed for supposedly being ‘Enemies of the Revolution’. The Committee of Public Safety were behind most of the deaths and they were lead mainly by Maximilien de Robespierre. The greatest factors of the Terror were the revolution itself‚ internal political rivalry‚ social and economic problems‚ wars‚ leadership‚ violence and the Thermidorian reaction. These can be broadly
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1750-1850: A brief survey Great Social Thinkers Inventions 1750-1800 1752 1755 1757 1758 1761 1769 1774 1775 1784 1785 1791 1792 1794 1796 1799 * Benjamin Franklin invents the lightening rod. * Samuel Johnson publishes the first English language dictionary * John Campbell invents the sextant. * Dolland invents a chromatic lens. * John Harrison invents the navigational clock or marine chronometer for measuring longitude. * James Watt
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