September V was the start of La Terreur or the Reign of terror. The first victim was none other than Marie Antoinette, after her husband's death and her sons suspicious disappearance, Lady Antoinette was sentenced and condemned to face the guillotines. Thus the start of La Terreur. Executions were considered a learning experience, and women were encouraged to attend and do knitting while they watched in awe. During the revolution 2,400 lost their lives in Paris, across France the number was a staggering 30,000, all during the Reign of Terror.
During La Terreur, ordinary people were sentenced to death on the sneaking suspicion that they opposed the revolution, or if they made the slightest remark against the ideology of the tribunal. They
During La Terreur, ordinary people were sentenced to death on the sneaking suspicion that they opposed the revolution, or if they made the slightest remark against the ideology of the tribunal. They