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The '''Reign of Terror''' (6 September 1793 – 28 July 1794), also known as '''The Terror''' (French: ''la Terreur''), was a period of violence that occurred after the onset of the [[French Revolution (nonfiction)]]. | The '''Reign of Terror''' (6 September 1793 – 28 July 1794), also known as '''The Terror''' (French: ''la Terreur''), was a period of violence that occurred after the onset of the [[French Revolution (nonfiction)|French Revolution]]. | ||
The Terror was incited by conflict between two rival political factions, the Girondins and The Mountain, and marked by mass executions of "enemies of the revolution". | |||
The | The death toll ranged in the tens of thousands, with 16,594 executed by guillotine (2,639 in Paris), and another 25,000 in summary executions across France. | ||
The [[Guillotine (nonfiction)|Guillotine]] (called the "National Razor") became the symbol of the revolutionary cause. | |||
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== Fiction cross-reference == | |||
* [[National Razor]] | |||
== Nonfiction cross-reference == | == Nonfiction cross-reference == | ||
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* [[Maximilien Robespierre (nonfiction)]] | * [[Maximilien Robespierre (nonfiction)]] | ||
External links: | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reign_of_Terror Reign of Terror] @ Wikipedia | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reign_of_Terror Reign of Terror] @ Wikipedia | ||
Latest revision as of 17:31, 24 June 2016
The Reign of Terror (6 September 1793 – 28 July 1794), also known as The Terror (French: la Terreur), was a period of violence that occurred after the onset of the French Revolution.
The Terror was incited by conflict between two rival political factions, the Girondins and The Mountain, and marked by mass executions of "enemies of the revolution".
The death toll ranged in the tens of thousands, with 16,594 executed by guillotine (2,639 in Paris), and another 25,000 in summary executions across France.
The Guillotine (called the "National Razor") became the symbol of the revolutionary cause.
In the News
Fiction cross-reference
Nonfiction cross-reference
External links:
- Reign of Terror @ Wikipedia