Linton, Marisa (2016) Conspiracy and terror in the French Revolution. In: Conspiracy and Democracy Research Group at CRASSH public lecture; 19 Apr 2016, Cambridge, U.K..

Abstract

Conspiracies, both real and imagined, played a central role in the shifting dynamics of French revolutionary politics. This talk will look at how fear of conspiracy influenced decisions taken by revolutionary leaders during the most traumatic period of the Revolution - the Terror of the Year II (1793-94). Successive revolutionary factions were subject to a specific form of terror, the ‘politicians’ terror’, whereby they themselves were denounced as ‘the enemy within’ and put to death. This talk will examine the ideological, tactical and emotional factors that led some of the Revolution’s most prominent leaders, including Brissot, Danton, and Robespierre, to be condemned as secret conspirators against it.

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Official URL:	http://www.conspiracyanddemocracy.org/past-events/...
Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Lecture)
Event Title:	Conspiracy and Democracy Research Group at CRASSH public lecture
Locations and Dates of Event:	Location From Date To Date CRASSH, Cambridge University April 2016 UNSPECIFIED
Organising Body:	Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities
Research Area:	Research Areas > History
Faculty, School or Research Centre:	Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (until 2017) > School of Humanities
Related URLs:	Organisation
Date Deposited:	19 Sep 2016 10:52
Last Modified:	06 Oct 2020 15:04
URI:	https://eprints.kingston.ac.uk/id/eprint/35987

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