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Opening of Louis XVI’s trial by the National Convention. December 10, 1792
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Opening of the Club of the Revolution: Circus Act 1789-1790
This engraving depicts a revolutionary club as a circus act complete with dancing dogs and clowns, all celebrating "the law and the King." This image might have been visual propaganda on behalf of clubs, suggesting that they could bring different…
Opening of the trial of the Hébertists. March 21, 1794
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Paine (21 November 1792) November 21, 1792
An Englishman acclaimed as a hero of the American Revolution, Thomas Paine had been elected to the Convention by radicals in Paris. However, his international perspective and Anglo–American background (including a Quaker upbringing) inclined him…