French history: The Terror 12 Articles

by J.B.B.

The Reign of Terror, or La Terreur, refers to a period that began fifteen months after the onset of the French Revolution, on September 5, 1793, and spanned until July 28, 1794. Context: The French Revolution (1788-99...read more

by Steven Tsai

Some degree of terror is necessary for the success of a revolution. History has proven time over time that without terror and violence, there is often not enough force and determination to propel a successful revolution, w...read more

by Ashrudy

The Reign of Terror or simply The Terror started in September 5, 1793 and the repression accelerated in June 1793 to July 1794. During the French Revolution the periods of about ten months when struggles between rival fact...read more

by Casey Clay

In 1789, Louis XVI, king of France could have argued that he was one of the most powerful monarchs in all of Europe. By June of 1791, Louis XVI of France found himself in a state of confinement within the city of Paris. ...read more

by L Dulac

The Reign of Terror began the end of the French Revolution. Starting in September 1793 and ending with approximately 40,000 people dead from the merciless guillotine, the Terror was well-named as it inspired fear in the ...read more

by Sheryl Trowsse

On September 5, 1793, the struggles between rival Parisian factions led to mutual radicalization and are described as the most notorious phase of the French Revolution. The Reign of Terror or simply The Terror (French: la ...read more

by Jerry Curtis

In July 1793, the French Revolution was at its lowest ebb. The exhilaration of the storming of the Bastille four years earlier was long past and the central government was losing control. Enemy forces from Prussia and Aust...read more

by Aldo Bonincontro

At the top of the French Revolution, the period that can be named best with the word "TERROR", started on June 2nd 1793, when MAXIMILIEN DE ROBESPIERRE become leader of the Public Safety Committee. The bloody repression...read more

by Mark Hopkins

Most Revolutions face the threat of counter-revolution. The French Revolution was no exception. Tension was high in the early 1790s, following the attempted escape of the Royal family from Paris. Recaptured, they were take...read more

by C. A. Pruit

Have you ever asked yourself what would happen if there were no government in place to keep order? What would happen if there was no one in charge, and everyone made up their own rules? One country actually found out the h...read more

by LR Swartz

"The Terror" is one of the bloodiest phases during the French Revolution. It began in September is 1793, escalated into what is known as the Great Terror a few months later and died when the instigator was put to death in...read more

by Ray Fauteux

Desperate people are capable of taking any action that will free them from a life of tyranny and oppression. The days of bloodshed called the "terror" are a perfect example. It had all gotten to be too much for the av...read more