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But the French Revolution ironically was a failed revolution: Liberté, Egalité, and Fraternité quickly descended to the towering figure of Robespierre and his Reign of Terror as the revolution spun out control and began to murder itself.
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Known to history as the Reign of Terror, this period represented the efforts of a few men to govern the country and wage war in a time of crisis. Georges Danton and Maximilien Robespierre dominated the new government, with Robespierre gradually gaining over Danton and others. ... Origins of the Revolution...
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After the death of Louis XVI in 1793, the Reign of Terror began. The first victim was Marie Antoinette. She had been imprisoned with her children after she was separated from Louis. First they took her son Louis Charles from her (often called the lost ... The Terror was designed to fight the enemies of the revolution,
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Restaurants and theaters closed, because no one would leave home for fear of being seized by a roving band of security police (Eimerl 189). All this was part of Maximilien Robespierre's Reign of Terror, the bloodiest part of the French Revolution, his plan to rid France of the traitors to the Revolution.
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Related content from HighBeam Research on: French Revolution: The Reign of Terror ... Ending the French Revolution: Violence, Justice, and Repression from the Terror to Napoleon.(Brief Article)(Book Review) (Reference & Research Book News)
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In a historical context, I would have to say that the Terror was not justified simply because it could be seen as a direct cause for the return of autocracy twice (under Napoleon and the restored monarchy). In effect, the Terror subverted the very ideals of the revolution and doomed it to eventually fail.
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Interested in the reign of terror during the French revolution? Looking for background information on the history of the reign of terror? Our guide gives you the timeline of facts that you want to know. ... French Revolution & The Reign of Terror...
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And: ask your teacher if s/he can find whether there is a book on The French Revolution in the Hodder and Stoughton 'Access to History Series'; Websites; The French Revolution: The Radical Stage; The Radical Revolution; A useful-looking links page on the Reign of Terror;
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In doing so it unleashed the reign of terror. Here Robespierre, in his speech of February 5,1794, from which excerpts are given here, discussed this issue. ... This great purity of the French revolution's basis, the very sublimity of its objective, is precisely what causes both our strength and our weakness.
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