What was the Reign of Terror?
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A period of about 12 months during the French Revolution when struggles between rival factions led to mutual radicalization which took on a violent character with mass executions by the guillotine.

The revolution in 1789 led to political anarchy in France which was never really stabilised until the military rise of Napoleon Bonaparte. Even then there was much plotting & intrigue. The reign of terror was an attempt to eliminate the French royalist elite from the national fabric: the removal of the nobility. Napoleon replaced this with his own family members & favoured generals & so on. The reign of terror was the achievement of the committee of public safety.

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