Maximilien de Robespierre was an early proponent of political democracy. His advanced ideas concerning the application of the revolutionary principle of equality won for him the fervent support of the lower middle and working classes (the sans-culottes) and a firm place later in the 19th century in the pantheon of European radical and revolutionary heroes. These ideas and the repressive methods used to implement and defend them, which came to be called the Reign of Terror, and his role as spokesman for this radical and violent phase of the French Revolution also won for him the opprobrium of conservative opponents of the Revolution ever since.
The Reign of Terror was used as a way to eradicate the "enemies of the revolution." During this stage of the Revolution, the Jacobin Club used the threat of death as a way to maintain political superiority over its rivals. Maximilien Robespierre is generally named as the leader of the Reign of Terror.
the guillotine because it was used so often during the reign of terror and most of all the Great terror, which occurred during the reign of terror
The reign of terror
Maimilien Robespierre.
The Reign of Terror was a period of violence during the French Revolution. It lasted from September, 1793 to July 1794 and is named for the many executions of those denounced as "enemies of the state", mainly in Paris but also in other areas of France. Most were guillotined (beheaded), as were King Louis XVI and his wife, Marie Antoinette, earlier in 1793.
The Reign of terror, also known as "The Terror", is an event of violence that happened during the French revolution. Many have died during this period using the Guillotine. The name Reign of terror is used rather than using the name of the person ruling at that time and it signifies that terror or revenge was the one in control at that said period.
Robespierre was responsible for the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution. He was eventually guillotined.
Maximilien Robespierre and he ruled the roost, at least until the tables were turned and he was executed.
The Reign of Terror.
the guillotine because it was used so often during the reign of terror and most of all the Great terror, which occurred during the reign of terror
The Reign of Terror.
The Reign of Terror.
executive government in France during reign of terror
The Reign of Terror was implemented as a way to protect the revolution from internal enemies
The Reign of Terror in the French Revolution.
Robespierre.
The reign of terror
The reign of terror was a period between 1794 and 1795 and lasted 10 months. France did not have a monarch anymore, for the French revolutionists had killed their royal family in 1793.