Post Louis XVI
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21st January 1793 Louis XVI executed for high treason.mp4Anarchy within, invasion from without. A country cracking from outside pressure, disintegrating from internal strain. Revolution is at its height. War. Inflation. Hunger. Fear. Hate. Sabotage. Fanaticism. Hopes. Boundless idealism . . . and the dread that all the gains of the Revolution would be lost. And the faith that if they won, they would bring Liberty, Equality, Fraternity to the world.
Anarchy within, invasion from without. A country cracking from outside pressure, disintegrating from internal strain. Revolution is at its height. War. Inflation. Hunger. Fear. Hate. Sabotage. Fanaticism. Hopes. Boundless idealism . . . and the dread that all the gains of the Revolution would be lost. And the faith that if they won, they would bring Liberty, Equality, Fraternity to the world.
—R. R. Palmer, Twelve Who Ruled
—R. R. Palmer, Twelve Who Ruled
Following the execution of King Louis XVI, the National Convention argued about how the country should be run and how the war should be fought. Two groups emerged: The Jacobins and the Girondins.
Following the execution of King Louis XVI, the National Convention argued about how the country should be run and how the war should be fought. Two groups emerged: The Jacobins and the Girondins.
Jacobins
Jacobins
“We must suspend free speech and liberty so we can win the war. Otherwise, there will be nothing left to defend.”
“We must suspend free speech and liberty so we can win the war. Otherwise, there will be nothing left to defend.”
Girondins
Girondins
“We must preserve the ideals of free speech and liberty at all costs. Otherwise, the French Revolution is not worth fighting for.”
“We must preserve the ideals of free speech and liberty at all costs. Otherwise, the French Revolution is not worth fighting for.”