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The King
Title: The King
Category: History
Details: Words: 1113 | Pages: 4.7 (approximately 235 words/page)
The King
As the events of the French revolution unfolded, Louis XVI soon found himself at its centre when, on December 11, 1792, he was brought to trial and charged with conspiring against the nation. As a defining moment of the French revolution, there is no questioning as to the fundamental nature of the trial in the future political developments of the revolution. The contributing factor of his ultimate demise, however, is often disputed. While the political circumstances surrounding …showed first 75 words of 1113 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 1113 total…definitely condemned himself to death when his conceit caused him to renounce the revolution and his own violability. Had he been of stronger character, perhaps the Jacobin-Girondin struggle, or even the revolution, would not have occurred. Nevertheless, the struggles of the French republic continued after his execution. Later that year, a counter-revolution erupted in France and the reign of terror began, purging the Convention and entire country of “enemies.” The French Revolution was not over.
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