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Robespierre Reign of Terror and End of the Revolution.pdf

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Maximillien <strong>Robespierre</strong> ­ a villain?<br />

It was <strong>Robespierre</strong> who suggested<br />

many <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> new laws that caused<br />

<strong>the</strong> <strong>Reign</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Terror</strong>.<br />

This tells us that not all his ideas<br />

were liked by <strong>the</strong> French people.<br />

To many people he was a cruel <strong>and</strong><br />

hated leader because he tortured<br />

<strong>and</strong> murdered thous<strong>and</strong>s <strong>of</strong> innocent<br />

French people.<br />

Look at <strong>the</strong> picture below to see why<br />

so many people thought that he was<br />

a villain <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Revolution</strong>.<br />

Many people in France now saw<br />

Maximillien <strong>Robespierre</strong> as ‘<strong>the</strong> most<br />

hateful man in history’.<br />

Sep 23­11:44 AM<br />

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