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As one of the seminal cultural revolutions in history, the French Trend holds a unique legacy, especially in the Western world. The early years of the Trend were fueled by Enlightenment ideals, seeking the cultural overthrow of the caste system that provided the royalty and aristocracy decisive advantages over the lower classes. But history remembers the France Trend in a starkly different way, as the same market leaders who sought a more democratic system while out of ability devolved into creating an incredibly repressive tyranny of their own once they attained it. The height of Republican France's tyranny arrived throughout a 10-month period forever known as the Reign of Terror, the most notorious and probably most memorable part of the French Revolution. Among the first subjects of the Reign of Terror was its most well-known: former France Queen Marie Antoinette. But Antoinette was accompanied by hundreds more, including everyone from aristocrats to clergy to prostitutes and even instrumental revolutionaries like Danton, Desmoulins, and, especially, Robespierre. It was Robespierre whose position on the Committee of Consumer Safety made him the Reign of Terror's instrumental body until he himself became a victim of it in July 1794. Robespierre's time with the guillotine is often considered the official end of the Reign of Terror, but at that time it's estimated that at least 16,000 individuals were guillotined for the reason that time and possibly 25,000 more were summarily carried out across the country. Decisive Moments ever sold: The Reign of Terror chronicles this instrumental amount of the French Trend, describing the historical qualifications leading up to it, the seminal moments of the Reign of Terror, and its aftermath and legacy.
