13. Terror, Victory and Collapse, April–July 1794

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Maps ix
4. Introduction x
5. 1. Patchworks of Power and Privilege France in the 1780s 1
6. 2. A World of Intellectual Ferment 23
7. 3. Mismanaging Crisis, 1785–88 39
8. 4. The People’s Revolution, 1789 58
9. 5. Regenerating the Nation, 1789–90 81
10. 6. The Revolution Triumphant, 1790 102
11. 7. Fracturing Christ’s Family 119
12. 8. Fear and Fury, 1791–92, and a Second Revolution 142
13. 9. Republicans at the Crossroads, 1792–93 164
14. 10. Liberty or Death Choosing Sides in Violent Times, 1793 188
15. 11. ‘Terror until the peace’, July–October 1793 205
16. 12. Saving a Republic of Virtue, October 1793–April 1794 228
17. 13. Terror, Victory and Collapse, April–July 1794 252
18. 14. Settling Scores The Thermidorian Reaction, 1794–95 274
19. 15. Men with a Stake in Society, 1795–97 297
20. 16. The Great Nation and its Enemies, 1797–99 321
21. 17. The Significance of the French Revolution 342
22. Chronology 371
23. The Revolutionary Calendar 380
24. Notes 381
25. Select Bibliography 434
26. Index 455
27. Illustration Credits 469