Reign+of+Terror

The Reign of Terror The Reign of Terror was a time when thousands of people were executed in an attempt to wipe out any traces of Frances past. Several prominent people where executed including Georges Danton and the former queen Marie Antoinette. The fact that Georges Danton, who was one of the leaders of the revolution, was executed during the reign of terror showing that no one was safe from the guillotine. The majority of the trials were unfair because Danton was ordered to silence after he defended himself so skillfully that people were starting to have doubts about his execution. The only crime that most of the people had comitted was that they were less radical than Maximilien Robespierre, the man who was one of the most radical Jacobin leaders. The executions were treated as public event like parades. Women were encouraged to come to the executions and knit.

Marie Antoinette was the queen of france who was executed during the reign of terror. She made several escape attempts but was always caught and brought back. She was executed for being an enemy of the state. She was executed on September 21st in 1792 with a guillotine.