Robespierre Reign of Terror and End of the Revolution.pdf
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Louis loses his head January 1793<br />
In January 1793 Louis XVI was tried by <strong>the</strong> Convention for socalled crimes against <strong>the</strong> nation.<br />
Addressed by his surname (‘citizen Capet’) just like any o<strong>the</strong>r citizen, he was sentenced to death. He was<br />
guillotined in what became <strong>the</strong> place de la <strong>Revolution</strong> (formerly place Louis XV, now place de la Concorde).<br />
MarieAntoinette, long defamed as ‘<strong>the</strong> Austrian bitch’ on suspicion <strong>of</strong> scheming for Austria's interests, was<br />
guillotined in October.<br />
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