Fatal Purity: Robespierre and the French Revolution by Ruth Scurr Read Free Book Online Page A

July and
    battle of Valmy and
    biographers and interpretation of
    birth of
    Breton Club and
    Brissot and Roland denounced by
    Brissot vs.
    brother Augustin and
    Buissart family and
    calls for end of separation of powers to save republic
    Champs de Mars massacre and
    Châteauvieux rebels and
    childhood of
    chronology of, xiii–xvii
    civil war in provinces and
    clergy and
    clothing and vanity of
    Committee of Public Safety and
    constitution signed by Louis XVI and
    counterrevolution feared by
    Danton and
    Danton and Desmoulins trial and execution and
    death of
    death of Mirabeau and
    death of mother and
    death of sister Henriette and
    death penalty and
    Declaration of Rights and
    Delaroche and
    Desmoulins and
    Desmoulins denounced by
    domestic life of, in Paris
    Duplay family and
    early career of, in Arras
    early essay on decapitation
    early essay on political honor
    early life of
    educational reform and
    education of
    elections of 1792 and
    enemies of the people and
    enemies within and paranoia of
    Estates General and
    executive commissions of 1794 and
    extraordinary courts advocated by
    fall of monarchy and
    Festival of Federation and
    Feuillants of Arras and
    finances and poverty of
    food preference of
    Fouché denounced by
    fraternal banquets criticized by
    Freemasons and
    friendship with Brissot, Roland, and Pétion
    Girondins opposed by
    health of
    Hébert denounced by
    Hérivaux influences
    ideal lawgiver and
    ideal society and
    illnesses of
    illnesses of, after denouncing Desmoulins and Danton
    illnesses of, after self-defense in National Conventon
    instrument of Providence
    Insurrectionary Commune and
    Insurrection of Paris of 1793 and
    integrity and conscience of
    Jacobins and attacks on, with outbreak of war
    Jacobins formation and
    Jacobins of Versailles and
    Jacobins schism, and opposition to constitutional monarchy
    journal of, Le défenseur de la constitution
    journal of, relaunched as Lettres à ses commettans
    Lafayette and
    Lamoignon Edicts and
    Law of 22 Prairial and
    life of, as crescendo
    Louis XVI and
    Louis XVI return to Paris during Revolution and
    Louis XVI trial and execution and
    Louvet’s accusation of
    Marat and
    Marat assassination and
    Marie Antoinette trial and execution and
    Mirabeau and
    Mirabeau’s death and
    Mirabeau’s letters to Louis XVI and
    mistress of
    Mme de Staël on
    Mme Roland friendship cools
    mob violence used by
    Mountain and
    moves to Paris, with National Assembly
    National Assembly and
    National Convention and
    National Guards and
    Necker and
    new federalist army and citizen soldier
    paintings and
    Paris municipal elections abolished by
    Paris sixty vs. forty-eight debate and
    patriotism concept of
    patronage and
    personality of
    personality of, as embodiment of revolution
    personality of, vs. Danton
    Pétion and
    Police Bureau and
    political isolation of, in 1792
    political shrewdness of
    poor and oppressed defended by
    popularity of
    portraits of
    poverty of
    power and
    price controls and
    principles of
    protests of 20
    June 1792
    and
    Proyart on
    purity of
    reading by, as youth
    recordkeeping of
    religion and
    religion and cult of Supreme Being and
    religious faith defended by, to Jacobins
    republican constitution and
    resigns office as public prosecutor
    revolutionary calendar and
    revolutionary catechism drafted by
    Revolutionary Tribunal reestablished
    romance with A. Deshorties
    romance with E. Duplay
    Rosati society and
    Rousseau influences
    Saint-Just and
    secret list of
    September Massacres and
    siege of Lyon and
    speaking style of
    speech of Thermidor leading to downfall
    speech of, comparing 1789 to 1792
    speech of, Eloge de la Rose to Rosati
    speech of, on flight of Louis and enemies within
    speech of, on freedom of press and libel
    speech of, on National Guard
    speech of, on National Guard and democratic war
    speech of, on republican principles, religion and morality
    speech of, on trial of Louis XVI
    speech of, on veto published
    speech of, opposing foreign