History 1401E Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Dismantled, Major Force, Georges Couthon
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Lecture: fall of the monarchy first republic (september 21 1792) Fall of the monarchy first republic (september 21 1792) The process of inflation was damaged due to the depreciation of paper money. Some people believed that violence would make its way into politics: violence to make changes, violence to get things back to the way that they were. It is always difficult to end a revolution: create stability after so much violence. This led to tensions rising to the point where they were not in a place to be controlled. The people of paris attacked the palace but the royal family was able to seek refuge with the national assembly. Lecture: to regain control, the national assembly put themselves at the forefront of the crown. The assured the public that all enemies of france would be dealt with. They took justice into their own hands and massacred anti- revolutionists in prison of september 1792 (september massacre)