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French First Republic

  • Thermidorian ReactionOn the 27th of July 1794, a cry rang out in the National Convention hall. "Down with the tyrant! Arrest him!" shouted Jean-Lambert Tallien against Louis…
  • French First RepublicMobs of Parisians broke into the city's prisons during the first week of September 1792. They killed over half of the prisoners, including nobles and…
  • French DirectoryOn the 26th of October 1795, five men took their seats in the Luxembourg Palace to begin a new experiment in French governance.
  • National ConventionThe National Convention convened for its first session on the 20th of September 1792 inside the Salle des Cent-Suisses. This hall was small and cramped…
  • French Republican calendarThe National Convention decreed on the 24th of October 1793 that the new calendar would begin its first year on the 22nd of September 1792.