Reign of Terror, period of the French Revolution from September 5, 1793, to July 27, 1794, during which the Revolutionary government decided to take harsh measures against those suspected of being enemies of the Revolution (nobles, priests, and hoarders)
David has taught college history and holds an MA in history. Cite this lesson The French Revolution experienced a period of chaos called the Reign of Terror, where leaders of the movement believed that they had to destroy their enemies. Learn how it began and ended in this lesson. Reign...
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Reign of Terror: Directed by Anthony Mann. With Robert Cummings, Richard Basehart, Richard Hart, Arlene Dahl. Robespierrre, a powerful figure in the French revolution, is desperately looking for his black book, a death list of those marked for the guillo
22.5: The Reign of Terror 22.5.1: The Legislative Assembly The Legislative Assembly, the legislature of revolutionary France from October 1, 1791 to September 20, 1792, provided the focus of political debate and revolutionary law-making. However, its tenure overlapped with a period of extreme ...
Most who perished during the Terror, however, remain faceless and unknown to history. Some were clergymen, nobles, conspirators and defenders of the old regime – but the stark reality is that the majority its victims were members of the Third Estate. “This notorious law [22 Prairial] created...
Reign of Terror n. 1.The period (1793-1794) of the French Revolution during which the republican government was temporarily suspended, power was concentrated in the hands of a small group of revolutionaries, and thousands of suspected counterrevolutionaries were executed. ...