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3.25- The National Convention

Revolutions

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The Insurrectionary Committee

The convention voted unanimously to abolish the m archy and declare france a republic. A new kingless constitution would now be drafted. The next question was, what do we do with louis? And that's when unanimity collapsed. Some wanted him put on trial. Others said he'd already been put on trial and found guilty back on august the tenth. Other people wanted him dead or in prison. All of this would be the primary focus of the first few months of the convention. i'm going to reserve it all for next week, so i can tell in one coherent story, trial and execution of louis.

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