History Extra podcast The Terror: everything you wanted to know
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May 18, 2024 
Historian David Andress delves into the bloodthirsty phase of the French Revolution known as 'the Terror', discussing the spiral of paranoia, state violence, and the guillotine becoming a symbol of revolutionary justice. Topics include fears of treachery, counter-revolution, mass hysteria, and the chaotic Reign of Terror with escalating suspicion and violence.
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Introduction
00:00 • 4min
The Reign of Terror
04:25 • 8min
Evolution of Oversight Committees and Bureaucracy in Revolutionary France
12:14 • 4min
The Evolution of 'Terror' in the French Revolution
16:31 • 21min
Roots of Republicanism in the French Revolution
37:31 • 14min
The Rise of the Guillotine
51:19 • 6min
Reign of Terror: The Brutal Guillotine Executions
57:25 • 2min