Maximilien Robespierre

Imagine you live in a time when fear is constantly running through everybody’s minds, and blood runs through streets like water. From 1789 to the late 1790’s, this was a reality in France. They were in the midst of a painful revolution. Because of the hatred the citizens held towards the monarchy, the revolution was especially violent. After a long battle, the revolutionaries finally took control and killed the monarch and his family (History.com staff). The French Revolution is very similar…

title of the National Assembly. Three days later, they found the chamber doors locked and guarded by soldiers. This conflict culminated in the French Revolution, a social and political upheaval against France’s aristocracy from 1789 to 1799. Maximilien Robespierre (1758-1794), known to his contemporaries as “The Incorruptible” and hailed as a main proponent of a new France, was one of the most prominent figures during this time. In an ironic twist of fate, his actions during the Reign of Terror…

In the late 1700s and early 1800s, revolutionary spirit was everywhere. The world was shocked at the success of the American Revolution, in which the oppressed colonies gained independence from Britain. This success, along with several other causes, motivated the oppressed lower class of France to have their own revolution. Shortly after the French Revolution, Haiti, a French colony, was inspired by the same ideals and had one of their own. The French Revolution and the Haitian Revolution are…

The French revolution, an important time in history. This was a time of death, economic crisis, taxing and much more. There was so much going on over this time span in history. There are many topics in the French Revolution to pick from but, some interesting ones I would like to introduce are the trials and execution of Louis XVI, The reign of terror, and the remaking of France. I will break up each topic into three sections scratching the surface on each of these topics and briefly discussing…

The French Revolution was an uprising in France that resulted in the establishment of France as a republic. It began in 1789 and lasted until 1799. The revolution had major social and political impacts on France. There were many causes of the French Revolution. Some of these causes include debt and taxes, changes in culture, and an ineffective leader. Due to France’s major debt, the king had to raise the taxes. The commoners of France were forced to pay the majority of these taxes, while the…

liberty free from restriction of authority, including political views. The French citizens did not have liberty when Maximilien Robespierre, a Jacobin leader, started gaining power. Him and his followers decided to wipe away any trace of France’s past. Although the National Assembly wanted to be free from the monarchy, they never took any large measures like Robespierre. Robespierre decided that the first step to wipe away France’s past was to kill any remaining monarch believers or those who…

1790 to 1791 and new political groups arose to bring peace to France. In 1792 the National Convention, declared France a republic. One of the new political groups was the Jacobins, that were divided into two factions: Girondists and The Mountain. Robespierre was the leader of The Mountain faction was he explains in his work he sought to eliminate anything standing in the way of the Revolution. He believed that anyone against the Revolution would not ever give up at trying to undermine it. Thus…

Societies are destroyed with poor leadership. For instance, towards the middle of the Lord of the Flies, Jack decided to break away from Ralph, who made positive changes for the boys, and therefore deciding to create his own new group that was isolated from Ralph’s. For example, Jack states, “I’m going off by myself. He can catch his own pigs. Anyone who wants to hunt when I do can come.” (pg. 118) In this scene of the book, Jack is directing his statement towards everyone except Jack, which his…

philosophical thought, hit Europe by storm in the 18th century after the death of King Louis XIV of France. The ideals stemming from the age ranged from classic liberalism to free market economics from an even wider range of others, a notorious few being Robespierre, John Locke, Adam Smith, etc. Enlightenment ideals lead to many key events such as the American and French Revolution. The American Revolution began as a struggle between British colonist in North America who were being taxed with…

After this event, the people wanted to do more damage to the government. The citizens put in charge Maximilien Francois Marie or Robespierre. This man was considered the most powerful man during the Radical phase. Robespierre wanted the same thing that the people of France did, a formation of a democratic republic, however he did it with a new idea. The people called the time that Robespierre was in charge the Reign of Terror. He created this to put fear into people that wanted to go against…