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    • The Reign of Terror (French: la Terreur) was a period of the French Revolution when, following the creation of the First Republic, a series of massacres and numerous public executions took place in response to revolutionary fervour, anticlerical sentiment, and accusations of treason by the Committee of Public Safety. While terror was never formally instituted … See more

    Date1792/1793 – 27 July 1794
    LocationFirst French Republic
    Organised byCommittee of Public Safety
    Influences

    Enlightenment thought emphasized the importance of rational thinking and began challenging legal and moral foundations of society, providing the leaders of the Reign of Terror with new ideas about the role and structure of … See more

    Major events during the Terror

    On 10 March 1793 the National Convention set up the Revolutionary Tribunal. Among those charged by the tribunal, initially, about half of those arrested were acquitted but the number dropped to about a quarter after the ena… See more

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    The Reign of Terror (French: la Terreur) was a period of the French Revolution when, following the creation of the French First Republic, a series of massacres and numerous public executions took place in response to revolutionary fervour, anticlerical sentiment, and accusations of treason by the Committee of Public Safety.

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    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). In Paris a wave of executions followed.

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    The Reign of Terror, or simply the Terror (la Terreur), was a climactic period of state-sanctioned violence during the French Revolution (1789-99), which saw the public executions and mass killings of thousands of counter-revolutionary 'suspects' between September 1793 and July 1794.

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    The Reign of Terror, also called the Terror, was a period of state-sanctioned violence and mass executions during the French Revolution. Between Sept. 5, 1793, and July 27, 1794, France's revolutionary government ordered the arrest and execution of thousands of people.

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    Was France a'reign of Terror'?
    The term Reign of Terror is an interesting and somewhat misleading label. It might suggest, in one view, that revolutionary terror was so pervasive in France during this period as to have been virtually inescapable, yet in many areas of the country there were few, if any, executions in 1793 and 1794.

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    What was the reign of Terror?
    The Reign of Terror (French: la Terreur) was a period of the French Revolution when, following the creation of the French First Republic, a series of massacres and numerous public executions took place in response to revolutionary fervour, anticlerical sentiment, and accusations of treason by the Committee of Public Safety.

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    Why was the reign of Terror so violent?
    The Reign of Terror was not driven by one man, one body or one policy. It was a child with many parents, sparked and fuelled by different forces and factors within the walls of Paris, within France generally and even abroad. Whatever its causes, the Reign of Terror was certainly the most violent period of the French Revolution.

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    What did the Revolution of Terror entail?
    The Reign of Terror (June 1793 – July 1794) was a period in the French Revolution characterized by brutal repression. The Terror originated with a centralized political regime that suspended most of the democratic achievements of the revolution, and intended to pursue the revolution on social matters.

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    WEBThe Reign of Terror was the most radical and violent phase of the French Revolution, spanning approximately a year from mid-1793 to mid-1794. …

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      Power Struggles in the Reign of Terror - World History …

      WEBNov 16, 2022 — Who was in power during the Reign of Terror? During the Reign of Terror, the Jacobins controlled France, although they quickly devolved into factionalism when they disagreed over how far the Terror …

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      The French Revolution executed royals and nobles, yes …

      WEBJul 12, 2023 — In fact, most people executed during the French Revolution – and particularly in its perceived bloodiest era, the nine-month “ Reign of Terror ” between autumn 1793 and summer 1794 – were...