The radical leader Robespierre began an
reign of terror (Terreurbewind)
> Result: many people died or feared for their lives
The radicals fanatically searched for enemies of the revolution
- Special courts for traitors: Tribunals (tribunaal, rechtbank)
>> Guillotine: 70 people a day in Paris alone
July of 1794: Robespierres life ends by the guillotine.