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WHEN DID VIOLENCE START IN THE FRENCH REVOLUTION?

The Guillotine is the ultimate expression of law…it is not neutral, nor does it allow us to remain neutral. He who sees it shudders with an inexplicable dismay. All social questions achieve their finality around that blade.

The “French Revolution” can be regarded as one of the bloodiest revolutions in history. It was responsible for many deaths and massacres, which have since been chanted endlessly throughout history’s revelations. This essay will analyse the origins of violence in the ‘French Revolution’. Although the cause of French revolutionary violence can be lost in a complex web of opinions among Historians, cause and timing of revolutionary violence do not necessarily compliment each other.

In order to understand the cause of the violence, an explanation of the historical circumstances leading to the revolution are necessary. These are elaborated under three subheadings;

• Longstanding Causes
• Midway to Initial Causes
• Initial Causes
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Posted by: Sheryl Hogges

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