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Oil painting by Pierre Antoine De Machy showing a large crowd gathered around a guillotine during a public execution at Place de la Revolution in Paris during the French Revolution.
Engraving of a Revolutionary tribunal during the Reign of Terror, with judges at a table, armed guards, and citizens, some pointing and gesturing in a crowded courtroom.
Eighteenth-century painted portrait of Maximilien de Robespierre wearing a brown striped coat, high collar, and white cravat, set against a plain background. Prisoners awaiting execution during the Reign of Terror Engraving depicting the dramatic arrest of Maximilien Robespierre during the French Revolution, with armed guards seizing him in a crowded, torch-lit chamber. Maximilien Robespierre
Engraved portrait of Maximilien Robespierre, shown from the shoulders up with curled hair, a high-collared coat, and a cravat, against a dark background.
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Anniversary information added. Jul 20, 2026
Modified link of Web site: Heritage History - The Reign of Terror and the Rise of Napolean. Jun 11, 2026
Add new Web site: Heritage History - The Reign of Terror and the Rise of Napolean. Dec 05, 2025
Add new Web site: CORE - Where is the Reign of Terror? (PDF). Mar 29, 2025
Add new Web site: BBC Sounds - In Our Time - The French Revolution's reign of terror. Dec 19, 2024
Migration of Accordions to article. Dec 06, 2024
Add new Web site: Digital Commons @ Andrews University - The Reign of Terror. Oct 17, 2023
Add new Web site: Khan Academy - Reign of Terror. Aug 11, 2023
Add new Web site: Ancient Origins - Reign of Terror Victims Found Hidden in the Walls of a Paris Church. May 18, 2023
Add new Web site: World History Encyclopedia - Reign of Terror. Nov 09, 2022
Add new Web site: Live Science - What was the Reign of Terror? Sep 03, 2022
Media added. Jan 24, 2020
Media added. Nov 07, 2019
Corrected display issue. Mar 07, 2019
Corrected display issue. Dec 18, 2017
Add new Web site: Alpha History - The Reign of Terror. Dec 13, 2017
Media added. May 15, 2015
Revised to provide a more accurate estimate of the number of prisoners who died while in custody. May 15, 2015
Add new Web site: UNRV History - Roman Empire - Reign of Terror. Nov 13, 2014
Added new Web site: HistoryWiz - The Reign of Terror. Mar 13, 2009
Added new Web site: HistoryNet.com - Reno Gang�s Reign Of Terror. Mar 13, 2009
Added new Web site: Mount Holyoke College - The Reign of Terror. Mar 13, 2009
Article revised and updated. Nov 21, 2008
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - History - Reign of Terror. Nov 05, 2008
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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