Age of Rousseau

Flight to Varennes

An event in 1791 where King Louis XVI and his family attempted to escape Paris during the French Revolution but were captured in Varennes.

Brunswick Manifesto

A 1792 proclamation by the Duke of Brunswick threatening harm to Paris if the French royal family was harmed, which increased revolutionary fervor.

10 August Insurrection

A 1792 uprising where revolutionaries stormed the Tuileries Palace, leading to the fall of the French monarchy.

National Convention

The governing body of France from 1792 to 1795 that abolished the monarchy and established the French Republic.

Jacobins

A radical political group during the French Revolution that advocated for republicanism and played a key role in the Reign of Terror.

Maximilien Robespierre

A leading figure in the French Revolution and the Reign of Terror, known for his influence in the Jacobin Club.

Reign of Terror

A period from 1793 to 1794 marked by mass executions of perceived enemies of the revolution.

First Coalition

An alliance of European powers formed in 1793 to counter the spread of the French Revolution.

Thermidorian Reaction

A 1794 political shift that led to the fall of Robespierre and the end of the Reign of Terror.

Directory

The five-member committee that governed France from 1795 to 1799, following the National Convention.