Robespierre - Architect of Terror Documentary

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“The secrets of freedom lies in educating people, whereas the secret of tyranny is keeping them ignorant” Maximilian Robespierre

In retrospect, Robespierre seems like a true revolutionary who had great ideas, energy and hopes for his country, but in the end he became paranoid, suspicious, power hungry and threatened. He's got a lot of similarities to Mao, Lenin and Castro. Also, I'm realizing that most of the vocabulary of later revolutions - enemy of the people, antirevolutionary, death to tyrants, etc., came from the French revolution. Thanks for a great documentary.

He was a Zealot and while his beliefs were laudable like all Zealots he could not bend or compromise and in the real world compromises must be made . He created a monster and lost control of it

Really enjoyed this, feature length almost and wonderfully detailed, great writing, great production values, I really love the format you have developed here. The channel is a sanctuary of calm right now, in a world none of us quite recognise.

In fact, the period of terror can be divided into two phases, before April 1794, terror was dominated by the masses of Paris, and from April to July 1794, it was dominated by Robespierre.  Since the beginning of the revolution, the Paris masses have been an important political force. They are the main force in overthrowing the monarchy. With the continuous deterioration of the economic situation and the intensification of domestic and foreign crises, the Paris masses have become more and more crazy. They forced the Jacobins to implement economic control and terror, and if the Jacobins didn't want to, they would attack the parliament again It is worth mentioning that it was not Robespierre who played an important role at the beginning of the Reign of Terror Danton was the man who played a big role in the beginning of the Reign of Terror Robespierre rescued some members of the Girondists at the beginning and even opposed the execution of Marie Antoinette, but the reign of terror was beyond his control. Later, the National Convention produced a large number of massacres in the provinces. He condemned these atrocities, But no one wanted to listen to him, and finally, when he promulgated the Law of 22 Prairial, he rested at home for a while, during which time his political enemies were also mass-executing prisoners, Robespierre at the June 28 meeting has condemned the executions and asked the prosecutor to be relieved of his duties, but he failed To accurately describe Robespierre's character in the reign of terror, that is indecision. He hopes to save the revolution, so he supports terror, but he does not want terror to cause too many executions, but terror causes massacres is bound to happen.

To think the man originally wanted to outlaw the death penalty....

Has to be the best and most balanced doc I’ve seen on him.

To quote his fellow revolutionary, Vladimir Lenin,'sometimes history needs a push' but I'll warrant Maximilien Robespierre wasn't expecting to be pushed under the guillotine himself.

The Art work, pen and ink as well as the paintings, that were presented are totally incredible.!!!!

Congratulations on a VERY well done extensive extremely accurate summary of the French Revolution along with one of its main figures Maximilien Robespierre! And the original 18th century's illustrations drawings, ingravings, pictures and paintings of the French Revolution period are a real treat: thanks for sharing them!

I'd always been amused, by Charles Dickens' dark sarcastic drolleries, most notably in this case, in "A Tale of Two Cities", always referring to the guillotine, as "The National Razor", and saying that its victims, had just sustained a "very close shave"!

I love the fact you went into such details with your documentaries. Love them!

Thank you for your kind words. Another fantastic video! Keep up your informative and fascinating look into our past! I hope that you and your families stay safe in these troubled times! Cheers from the states!

It amazes me that someone as close to the danger managed to keep his head as long as he did. The invocation of ruthless tactics was Robespierre undoing. When you surrender the moral high ground, it will be used against you, as history repeatedly shows.

Robespierre had his own intolerance and authoritarianism used against him. He very carefully and deliberately laid the groundwork for his own death. The story is almost enough to make you believe in karma.

Been waiting for this one! Great video!

Robespierre, a perfect example of how power corrupts. He could have done such great things, if only

My home is in the town where Saint-Just was born, Decize, in Burgundy. There is a square named after him. I've read about the events of the period but it is amazing how quickly they occurred. Great video.

Noble ideals ultimately overcome by ego and narcissism. He seems like the kind of person who would never miss an opportunity to tell you how wonderful he was.