Essays Tagged: "Robespierre"
"The Incorruptible Leader": Maximilien Robespierre, an interesting man in France's history.
Maximilien Robespierre: "The Incorruptible Leader"Throughout history, many people are remembered for the acts t ... story, many people are remembered for the acts they committed. Maximilien Francois Marie Isadore de Robespierre, had many qualities in his life that made him an important historic figure of France. In ... f terror.He was born in Arras, France, of Irish origin, on May 6, 1758. His father, lawyer Francois Robespierre, had seduced Jacqueline-Marguerite Carraut, who was the daughter of a brewer. The outcom ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > European History
Reign of Terror was during the French Revolution.
e during the early phases of the Revolution gave way to mass paranoia and extremism, culminating in Robespierre's cruel regime. In the beginning of the French Revolution, Enlightenment of the French R ... der to assure the elimination of opposition forces. The leadership of Georges Danton and Maximilien Robespierre solidified the forces that enabled the government to practice its tyranny. Robespierre s ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > European History > The French Revolution
Maxilmilien Robespierre and his influence on the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution.
Maxilmilien RobespierreLooking back at the history of the French Revolution, Maxilmilien Robespierre was definit ... very virtuous and devoted to fighting for his people. However, judging from another point of view, Robespierre was a ruthless tyrant who took away the lives of thousands and thousands of people. So i ... e dedicator to the Revolution or is he a cruel oppressor of the people?Many people had once admired Robespierre's honorable ways. At a time when corruption was widespread throughout the French governm ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > European History > The French Revolution
The Rise of Napoleon Bonaparte and the reasoning for his failure.
French Revolution was nothing more than a vatical to assert the power and self-interest of men like Robespierre and Danton.Napoleon Bonaparte arose from this turbulent time as a revolutionary. Many ha ... olution soon strict Bonaparte. He was arrested for treason on the grounds of supporting Maximillien Robespierre. He was released within two months(Mclynn 79).Paul Barras, the leader of the Directory, ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > European History
The French Revolution, was it necessary? This essay contrasts the idea of the French Revolution being necessary.
he people of the country.The horror that was felt during the French Revolution came when Maximilien Robespierre had fallen into leadership. This man brought chaos to France; he beheaded anyone against ... of his time, the National Convention started to question the need for the continual executions, and Robespierre was then arrested, and beheaded himself, ironic eh?.So was the French revolution really ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > European History > The French Revolution
"Maximilien Robespierre's Beliefs"--does a revolution always have to include terror? also explains robespierre's beliefs
The radical leader of the Committee of Public Safety, Robespierre had fanatic and opinionated ideas and beliefs that made him a passionate leader. He beli ... ly correct. In his opinion, the people should be lead by reason and the people's enemies by terror. Robespierre also mentions that a popular government in revolution evolves from virtue and terror. Th ... (or they may even revolt) and the radicals might have to face more enemies. This was true, because Robespierre's former followers had him arrested and executed, and the day after the execution, every ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > World History
Legacies Of The France Revolution
Twentieth-century revolutionaries looked to 1789 as a kind of template for revolutionary events. If Robespierre could come on the heels of Lafayette and he, in turn, could give way to Napoleon, then m ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > European History > The French Revolution
The Execution of the Man who made the Guillotine Famous/Maximilien Robespierre's execution
On July 28, 1794 Maximilien Marie Isidore de Robespierre died on the guillotine, along with nineteen supporters and his close associates, Louis S ... associates, Louis Saint-Just and Georges Couthon, for the simple want of order, an order that made Robespierre ultimately responsible for the guillotining of 16,000 people.Robespierre began his polit ... safety, which was given considerable power when the coalition was poised for an invasion of France. Robespierre was known as 'Incorruptible'. Maybe this is taken from his obsession of ridding France o ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > European History
French Revolution - reign of terror:causes and effects
Public Safety which was mainly led by three men, Marat, Danton and the most renowned of the three, Robespierre. The Committee was very efficient at it's role of eliminating enemies of the revolution ... was very efficient at it's role of eliminating enemies of the revolution and got even more so when Robespierre introduced a new law, the Law of 22 Prairial, which allowed tribunals to convict accused ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > European History > The French Revolution
A Brief Biography of Maximilien Robespierre and His Influence on the Novel "A Tale of Two Cities"
Maximilien Francois Marie Isidore de Robespierre, the 'Incorruptible,' was a lawyer and political leader in France during the time of the ... sent to the guillotine to be beheaded. Throughout this period, 16,000 people were executed, putting Robespierre into the books as one of the most ruthless and horrifying men in history. In addition, m ... Cities, by Charles Dickens, which portrayed a fictional life during the French Revolution.Biography:Robespierre was born in Arras, France on May 6, 1758, the son of François Robespierre and Jac ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Charles Dickens
Terrorism
d execution to punish what it viewed as religious heresy. The use of terror was openly advocated by Robespierre as a means of encouraging revolutionary virtue during the French Revolution, leading to ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community
An essay discussing the statement "The Terror was the triumph of violence over ideals" includes quotes and bibliography
e during the early phases of the Revolution gave way to mass paranoia and extremism, culminating in Robespierre's cruel regime. The idealology that drove the revolution was grossly distorted and misus ... er to assure the elimination of counter-revolution. The leadership of Georges Danton and Maximilien Robespierre solidified the forces that enabled the government to practice its tyranny. Robespierre s ...
Subjects: History Term Papers
The Reign of Terror in Tale of Two Cities
gn of Terror.The Reign of Terror finally ended in 1974. This was mainly because of the overthrow of Robespierre on July 27, 1974. Then there was a period in France called the "White Terror." In this t ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature
The French Revolution and the Terror
e most prolific politicians of the French Revolution were bourgeois and they included names such as Robespierre and Danton. The bourgeoisie was discontent with inequalities that obstructed them from g ... nding one guilty in a court of law where the facts will be decided on by an impartial jury.Although Robespierre was one of the fervent proponents of a violent revolution, his opinions, regarding punis ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > European History > The French Revolution
How did Lenin and Robespierre's views on revolutionary leadership differ?
Lenin and Robespierre viewed revolutionary leadership in very different ways. Lenin was concerned with creatin ... ed what country he was doing it just that it was done somewhere so the world could have an example. Robespierre was absolutely a nationalist, everything he did he was doing for the good of France. He ... n that his leadership was necessary because of problems that needed solved, this is very similar to Robespierre who was only listened to because of the crisis France was in.The French revolution was o ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > European History
French Revolution- Reign of Terror
d to as Source EThis evening the Jacobins broke the bust of Mirabeau in their hall on the motion of Robespierre that this "execution" was carried out just as it was on his motion that the honors of th ... was on his motion that the honors of the Pantheon were given to Mirabeau. Pétion reproached Robespierre for this on the same day in the presence of the writer of this article. "It is true that ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > European History > The French Revolution
French Revolution
ecause of indulgence (Doc 5). The people in the city of Paris made up the greatest number of Robespierre supporters, this was simply because of the show and frenzy the public executions were ca ... use of the show and frenzy the public executions were causing. Camille Desmoulins, a former ally of Robespierre, once joked that Robespierre attempted to destroy all of his opposition by way of the gu ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > European History
Robspierre
ry; they were in a horrible economic and social state. What became of the country? A revolution! So Robespierre comes in, creating a sort of socialist dictatorship. Many believed that this was in no w ... way a better alternative to the monarchy until they were fully able to realize the extent to which Robespierre's control helped their nation and ended up saving their republic and paving the way for ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > European History
Lenin And Robespierre
more renowned revolutions, the French and Russian, two great thinkers pushed the revolution onward, Robespierre and Lenin, respectively. Maximilien Robespierre was born on May 6, 1758, the son ... n the way of revolutionary progress, eventually even he would fall victim to his own ideals. Robespierre argues that the Roman/Greek concept of virtue is the "fundamental principle of the democ ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science
Napoleon Bonaparte DBQ
complicated. During the Reign of Terror, about 40,000 people were guillotined because of Maximilien Robespierre. He thought that Liberty could not be secured unless criminals lose their heads. Nap ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > European History