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Tag: Robespierre

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7th May 1794: Robespierre establishes Cult of the Supreme Being

7th May 2020
Tagged as: France, French Revolution, Religion, Revolution, Robespierre

On the 7^th May 1794, just a few weeks before the Law of 22^nd Prairial that created the Great Terror, Maximilien Robespierre formally announced the creation of the Cult of the Supreme Being in a meeting of the National Convention.

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5th September 1793: The Reign of Terror begins in France

5th September 2019
Tagged as: France, French Revolution, Guillotine, Revolution, Robespierre, Terror

The Reign of Terror began in France when Bertrand Barère, a member of the Committee of Public Safety, made a speech in favour of it that ended with the exclamation, “Let’s make terror the order of the day!”