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History - The French Revolution The Guillotine
The Reign of Terror
The king and queen tried to escape to Austrian-held Netherlands dressed as common people, but were caught. When they were returned to Paris, the soldiers wouldn't salute, people didn't remove their hats, and the people were silent. The royalty had lost all support of the people.
The king was guillotined on January 21, 1793 - by one vote of the National Convention - for being a threat to the Republic. The queen was guillotined nine months later.
She accidentally stepped on the foot of the executioner and apologized. She never said, "Let them eat cake." That came from a Rosseau writing published before she was born. Little Louis died in prison in 1795 at the age of ten.
Christianity was banned for awhile. Robespierre even executed some of his fellow leaders. Danton and others were executed in 1794.
Thermidorian Reaction The Directory Results of the French Revolution The French Revolution 2. Tennis Court Oath / Storming of the Bastille 3. The Reign of Terror and the Guillotine The Napoleonic Era 5. Napoleon's Problems / Related Information Historical Periods of | Prehistory
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