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Revolutionary Exhaustion and the Search for Stability under the French Directory

Matthew McIntosh — Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:55:08 +0000

A recurring moment in political life when legitimacy is no longer measured by ideals, participation, or moral alignment,

Matthew McIntosh — Fri, 26 Dec 2025 15:01:17 +0000

The Prairial Uprising was sparked by the conservative policies of the Thermidorian Reaction. Introduction The Uprising of 1

Matthew McIntosh — Wed, 22 Oct 2025 14:32:02 +0000

To study the French Revolution, then, is to confront the fragility of all revolutions. Every movement for emancipation

Matthew McIntosh — Tue, 23 Sep 2025 14:01:45 +0000

The Revolution quickly devolved into violent paranoia, and 20-40,000 people were killed in the Reign of Terror. Introduction

Matthew McIntosh — Mon, 15 Sep 2025 18:40:05 +0000

21 leading Robespierrists were guillotined without trial in Paris. Introduction The fall of Maximilien Robespierre, or the Coup

Matthew McIntosh — Mon, 15 Sep 2025 14:15:30 +0000

By equating political opposition with existential threat, leaders constructed a framework in which violence became inevitable. The guillotine

Matthew McIntosh — Thu, 04 Sep 2025 17:30:27 +0000

The Girondins, gifted orators, were soon to be known as Brissotins, after their leader Jacques-Pierre Brissot. Introduction On

Matthew McIntosh — Mon, 03 Mar 2025 15:05:32 +0000

They were paranoid to root out counter-revolutionary spies and conspirators, turning citizens against each other. Introduction The Reign of

Matthew McIntosh — Mon, 11 Nov 2024 15:29:04 +0000

Marie Antoinette was immensely unpopular in France. Introduction The trial and execution of Marie Antoinette (1755-1793), formerly the queen of

Matthew McIntosh — Wed, 06 Mar 2024 15:38:52 +0000

The federalist revolts were a series of rebellions that erupted in several parts of France in the summer of 1793,