What Led to France’s Reign of Terror?

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Battle of Fleurus, June 26, 1794

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.

What Led to France’s Reign of Terror?: Media

Some 17,000 people were killed in the Reign of Terror, and as many as 10,000 more died in prison or without trial

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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.

What Happened During the Reign of Terror?

The time when “terror [was] the order of the day.”

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Battle of Fleurus, June 26, 1794

Battle of Fleurus, June 26, 1794

Battle of Fleurus, June 26, 1794, oil on canvas by Jean-Baptiste Mauzaisse,...

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