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In the Reign of Terror: The Adventures of a Westminster Boy is a novel by G. A. Henty published in 1888. The novel follows the adventures of Harry Sandwith, an English boy sent to live with the Marquis de St. Caux during the height of the French Revolution .
"During the Reign of Terror, at least 300,000 suspects were arrested; 17,000 were officially executed, and perhaps 10,000 died in prison or without trial." [1] [4]
22 August 1793 – 7 September 1793: Preceded by: Marie-Jean Hérault de Séchelles: Succeeded by: Jacques-Nicolas Billaud-Varenne: President of the Jacobin Club; In office 7 August 1793 – 28 August 1793: In office 31 March 1790 – 3 June 1790: Deputy of the National Convention; In office 20 September 1792 – 27 July 1794: Constituency: Paris
Revolutionary terror, also referred to as revolutionary terrorism or reign of terror, [1] refers to the institutionalized application of force to counter-revolutionaries, particularly during the French Revolution from the years 1793 to 1795 (see the Reign of Terror).
Louis Antoine Léon de Saint-Just [a] (French pronunciation:; 25 August 1767 – 10 Thermidor, Year II [28 July 1794]), sometimes nicknamed the Archangel of Terror, [1] [2] [3] was a French revolutionary, political philosopher, member and president of the French National Convention, a Jacobin club leader, and a major figure of the French ...
The trend toward secularization had already begun to take hold throughout France during the eighteenth century, but between September 1793 and August 1794, mostly during the Reign of Terror, French politicians began discussing and embracing notions of "radical dechristianization". [22]
[7] [8] Arlene Dahl was borrowed from MGM. [ 9 ] Producer Walter Wanger , director Anthony Mann , cinematographer John Alton , and production designer William Cameron Menzies used their combined talents to make a low budget "epic" using Broadway stars and shooting on sets only costing $40,000.
About 16,000 people were executed in what was later referred to as Reign of Terror, which ended in July 1794. Weakened by external threats and internal opposition, the Republic was replaced in 1795 by the Directory, and four years later, in 1799, the Consulate seized power in a military coup led by Napoleon Bonaparte on 9 November. This event ...