The Reign of Terror... a gloomy and dark period. France was newly free from it's corrupt government. France desperately needed a leader, and many people rose to power. Eventually a street gang took things into their own hands and started executing people they find guilty of the old regime(the old way). They even executed King Louis XVI... a righteous end? maybe, maybe not.
Fear and terror spread throught France, and the main cause was.....the guillotine, an execution machine that chops off heads.
And out of this power struggle came a man named Maximilien Robespierre. He took control of the government and his aim was to wipe out any remains of the old regime, taking things to drastic measures. Even executing the widow of the former king. The Queen of France.
The Reign of Terror started to clear France of the old ways... but things were being taken too far. So far, that they closed churches and removed Sundays. So much for the rights of life and liberty. The revolution took a nasty turn, everyone was afraid that Robespierre would execute them. It would only take one accusation for someone to be trialed... and executed.
But eventually, the people of France got tired of Robespierre executing everyone and eventually they would put him on trial and have him executed. And the Reign of Terror was end there.
"Liberty cannot be secured until criminals lose their heads" Famous words by Robespierre himself, ironic that he would be served justice by his own words.
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