His name alone has symbolised revolutionary tragedies for two centuries now. This film combines drama, archive and documentary interviews to examine robespierres year in charge of the committee of public. The terror was the most radical phase of the french revolution and was masterminded by robespierre. How did robespierres reign of terror help support the violence that was used during the french revolution. The urban poor and their leaders had rejected compromise with the old regime. The french revolution has ceased to be the paradigm case of. Why did robespierre initiate the reign of terror french. The trial and execution of louis xvi had pushed revolutionary france into a new stage. Robespierre and the french revolution full movie stream free download terror. The comity of public safety led by robespierre decided to curb this insurrection.
During the french revolution, he was known by his supporters as \. Another highly enlightening aspect of the work is the fact that not only political ideals but party programs are elucidated. By 1793, the liberal french revolution of 1789 had become a distant memory. In the latter months of 1793 he came to dominate the committee of public safety, the principal organ of the revolutionary government during the reign of terror, but in 1794 he was overthrown and executed. Execution of robespierre french revolution timeline.
In 1794, french revolutionary maximilien robespierre produced the worlds first defense of state terror claiming that the road to virtue lay through political violence. It was designed to fight the enemies of the revolution, to prevent. According to soboul, the french revolution, the classic model of bourgeois revolution p. Athenian democracy was not the only form of republican government around, and it was destroyed firstly by macedon, then a second time by rome france and iberia, which were parts of the roman empire, and partially influenced by ancient greek colonies, remained feudal, nondemocratic monarchies between the roman era up until the 1700s. His strong influence only helped his growing power as the revolution progressed.
This revolt was called the vendeen insurrection and let 100,000 people dead. A marxist political portrait of robespierre, examining his changing image among historians and the different aspects of robespierre as an ideologue, as a political democrat, as a social democrat, as a practitioner of revolution, as a politician and as a popular leaderleader of revolution, it also touches on his legacy for the future. As a member of the constituent assembly and the jacobin club, he campaigned for universal manhood suffrage and the. With civil war spreading from the vendee and hostile armies surrounding france on all sides, the revolutionary government decided to make terror the order of the day september 5 decree and to take harsh measures against those. How did the french revolutions ideals of liberty, equality, and fraternity descend into. He was elected to the estates general in 1789, the year the revolution started. Maximilien robespierre during the reign of terror, which lasted for just over a year. Rising revolutionary politicians like maximilien robespierre, were accusing everyone and their mother of treason against the new republic and some 16,500 people were k. Robespierre, maximilien, 17581794 publisher philadelphia, g. To download the powerpoint slides for this lecture, visit my website. A riveting biography of the french revolutions most enigmatic figure that restores him to his pivotal historic place.
War and terror in french revolutionary discours 17921794. The french revolution traces the long and short term causes of the french revolution to the october days and its consequences up to the dissolution of the convention and beyond. The cult of the supreme being was ostensibly something that robespierre made up himself. In robespierre, the players take on the roles of factions during the french. Robespierre and the french revolution dramadocumentary on the 365 days that robespierre sat on the committee of public safety known as the terror during which the french republic descended. In making their claim that maximilien robespierre suffered from sarcoidosis dec 21, p 2068,1 philippe charlier and philippe froesch rely partly on the evidence i adduced of his illnesses and their symptoms. The reign of terror was a period of the french revolution where the french government was dominated by the committee of public safety cps and the committee of. Robespierre and the french revolution, 1st edn new york, 2006, 2356. Robespierre was a key person in the government during the french revolution. In our time, the french revolutions reign of terror bbc radio 4. Melvyn bragg discusses the reign of terror during the french revolution and whether it was an.
Since his execution by guillotine in july 1794, maximilien robespierre has been contested terrain for historians, at once the most notorious leader of. This film combines drama, archive and documentary interviews to examine robespierres year in charge of the committee of public safety the powerful state machine at the. In the famous cartoon depicting the futility and tragedy of the french revolution, the ringleader of the reign of terror, maximilien robespierre. Robespierre and the french revolutiontonight, bbc2. Robespierre encouraged the execution, mostly by guillotine, of more than 17,000 enemies of the revolution.
French revolution did not fail, but it was the political system of the i. French revolution part 4 the rise of napoleon bonaparte our mission is to provide a free, worldclass education to anyone, anywhere. The merciless war for freedom in revolutionary france. Album the thin red line original motion picture soundtrack. So my main question is, did the people of france completely reject their ideals to building a new constitution and deteriorate into violence and oppression. On the moral and political principles of domestic policy maximilien robespierre 17581794 was the leader of the twelveman committee of public safety elected by the national convention, and which effectively governed france at the height of the radical phase of the revolution. In the national convention, the radical republicans like the robespierreled jacobins created bodies meant to turn the unleashing of social tensions into statedirected operations. Terror robespierre and the french revolution part 1 youtube. Song tabula rasa for two violins, string orchestra and prepared piano. Kids learn about the biography of maximilien robespierre from the french revolution including his early life, entering politics, the jacobins, gaining power, the reign of terror, fall from power, execution, and facts. Ludus with movement artist bournemouth sinfoniettarichard studttasmin littlerobert aldwinckle. Robespierre, a political game of hidden identities in french revolution. He presented his views to the legislative assembly, when it was in power, to establish a new convention. The coming of the terror in the french revolution on jstor.
For accounts of louvets attack on robespierre, see peter mcphee, robespierre. The old regime ancien regime old regime sociopolitical system which existed in most of europe during the 18 th century countries were ruled by absolutism the monarch had absolute control over the government classes of people privileged and unprivileged unprivileged people paid taxes and treated badly privileged people. Modern history sourcebook, paul halsall august 1997. How did robespierre impact the french revolution and the. Reign of terror primary sources the french revolution. How did robespierres reign of terror help support the.
The death of robespierre and his closest associates did not end the. He also became the leader of the jacobin club, a radical organization dedicated to the creation of a constitution that would embody the natural. Robespierres fall 15 min for both parts independent activity students read the articles and sources on the radical phase of the french revolution, taking notes as appropriate. With stephen hogan, vasile albinet, david andress, martin hancock. During the height of the french revolution, france had just about lost its mind. Again, i stress that the subtitles are loosely transcribed. By 1794 population was asking if the toll was really worth to change the political system. Article information, pdf download for the limits of terror. The goal robespierre was to remake france according to the principles of the enlightenment. Robespierre and the cps the french reign of terror. Robespierre was the leader of the reign of terror, which was when the french national convention killed over 17,000 enemy of the revolution. Robespierre and the french revolution full english film terror. Robespierre and eight other men were on the committee of public safety. Few moments in modern history have been more dramatic and transformative than the year 1789 in france.
But would the french people willingly worship this non. Robespierre and the french revolution by warwick, charles f. Robespierre supported the assemblys declaration and soon became an important leader in the new body. S chama, a regular writer and presenter of tv histories, is an expert on the french revolution and author of an excellent book on the subject, citizens. Allow me to offer an historians caution about the use of such evidence, as i did previously. Robespierre had long fantasized about a perfect republic in which people participated in government and heeded the universal guiding lights of reason and logic. I am responding to what will soon be unleashed through the englishspeaking world. Doyle eds the impact of the french revolution on european consciousness, gloucester, alan sutton. No sooner were his severed remains collected, tossed into an unmarked grave and covered with quicklime than the struggle began to grasp the connection between robespierres personality and his role in the revolution. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. While an english version of this film does exist, i found. Terror robespierre and the french revolution youtube.
Maximilien robespierre, radical jacobin leader and one of the principal figures in the french revolution. Every episode of in our time is available to download. From march to september 1793, many people in the french countryside revolted against the revolution and asked for the monarchy to be restored. This film combines drama, archive and documentary interviews to examine robespierre s year in charge of the committee of public. He was educated in paris and entered the same profession as his father. Jordan, the revolutionary career of maximilien robespierre new york, 1985, 1234. He was elected a deputy of the estatesgeneral a form of parliament, but without real power that met in may 1789, and. Economy disintegrated and poor people did not benefit from the changes. In july 1793, the revolution was at its lowest ebb. This film combines drama, archive and documentary interviews to examine robespierre s year in charge of the committee of public safety the powerful state machine at the heart of revolutionary france. That direct challenge to the authority of the king was the beginning of the french revolution.