Period of French Revolution was known as ‘Reign of Terror’ and this period lasted for one year.
Further Explanation:-
Reign of terror is known as period of ‘French Revolution’. This period begun just after First French Republic was established and after its establishment, many massacres and Public executions took places which were in response to a revolutionary fervor. During the period of reign of terror, French people who were not in support of revolution were executed. It was the thought f Enlightenment which emphasized the importance in regards to rational thinking and because of that, Challenge in terms of legal as well as moral foundations of the society was started. This thought of enlightenment provided leaders of terror with new Ideas which were about the role and structure that was there in the government.
When the French Revolution just started, the monarchs that were ruling Europe did not showed any seriousness to this issue and most of the monarchs even ignored this revolution during its initial period and they were shocked to see the pace and support which French revolution gained within some frame of time. During the period of Reign of Terror, around 16,594 deaths were recorded in France and out of these 16,594 people around 2600 deaths were registered only in Paris.
Grade – High School
Subject – History
Chapter – Reign of Terror
Keywords-Reign of Terror, Europe, France, Paris, Support, Favor, Importance, Enlightenment, Government, French Revolution, Monarchs.
