The symbolic turning point occurred on July 14, 1789, with the Storming of the Bastille
By 1794, the French public was exhausted by the bloodshed. The Thermidorian Reaction saw Robespierre himself sent to the guillotine, leading to a more moderate but highly unstable government known as the
By 1787, France was bankrupt due to:
Initially, many revolutionaries didn't want to kill the King; they wanted a .
Led by the (CPS), dominated by Maximilien Robespierre .
Robespierre attempted to de-Christianize France and replace Catholicism with a rationalist civic religion. This alienated the devout and seemed tyrannical.
This revolution wasn't contained. It sparked the Haitian Revolution and inspired 19th-century liberal movements across the globe.
For students seeking to deepen their understanding of the French Revolution, the following resources are recommended: