Was Robespierre Justified In The English Civil War

Evidence that the Principle of Legitimacy is paramount in ruling any group of people can also be seen in other historical events apart from the English Civil War. The French Revolution was a period of uprising that happened in France from 1787-1799. It was a result of a prolonged political and social conflict that the people of France were unhappy with. After King Louis XVI’s execution in 1793, the Reign of Terror began as the revolutionary government was being controlled by the Committee of Public Safety. “Led by Maximilien de Robespierre, the Committee passed a number of harsh laws designed to intimidate or eliminate anyone who disagreed with them” (Cranny 221). Rather than trying the settle down the chaos of the struggling citizens morally, Robespierre instead used fear and violence as a method of fighting the enemies of the revolution to prevent a counter revolution from gaining around (Schwartz). With the monarchy in France having been abolished it was now being governed by Robespierre …show more content…
Robespierre’s rules were also not predictable; many of the citizens involved in the revolution were struggling to find food and their lives depended on whether the government cooperated or not so Robespierre’s rules were found absurd to the citizens. Lastly, his rules were unfair; since he had total control of France, he could enforce laws that applied directly to the citizens and not himself. However, his control began to falter gradually when he was started to be doubted even by his own supporters. With Robespierre having broken the principles of legitimacy in his authority, in was prominent that he would eventually be overthrown (“Maximilien Robespierre Biography French Revolutionary Reign of Terror”). Soon he was arrested and sent to the guillotine where he became the last victim of the Reign of Terror