Europe and Western Civilization in the Modern Age

The Terror and Its Aftermath (1x6)

Date de diffusion: Mar 22, 1998

The "Second Revolution" of 1792 was followed by the Terror of 1793–94, with Robespierre and the Committee of Public Safety at its head. How did the Revolution take this extremist turn? What was the Terror like, and what were its immediate toll and lasting impact?