The French Revolution
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Thermidorians and Roespierre
Sain spends the night writing a speech in his defence, which really walks back ta lot of ropespirs cind of more severe threats against the committees. But before sain just can give that speech, the thermidorians stage their coup against the ropespieris and they arrest ropespierre. In response to this, a he commune tries to rally the popular movement to their defence but thanks in part to robespierre's kind of reluctance to pursue an insurrection against the government. So as a result, the robespiras are executed. And this new, fragile alliance between the ultras and the moderates become the new ruling party of france.
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