Fatal Purity: Robespierre and the French Revolution (56 page)

attitude toward in contemporary Arras

awarded prize for essay on bad blood

awarded prize on leaving Louis-le-Grand

baptism of

Bastille storming of 14 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 war and decrying enemies

speech of,
Report on Principles of Political Morality
defends Terror

suspicions and paranoia of

Tallien and Fouché attacked by

Terror and

Théot sect and

trial by character and

vertu
concept and

vision of

visits Arras in 1791

visits Carins and Sens in 1783

visits daughter of king, during Terror

voting rights and

war with Austria and

war worries of, and National Guard and

women and

Wordsworth on

work habits of

writings of,
A la nation artésienne
pamphlet

writings of, early poetry

writings of,
Les ennemis de la patrie démasqués
pamphlet

writings of, on bad blood, honor, and monarchy

writings of, on enemy within

writings of, on Gresset

writings of, on visit to Carvins and Sens of 1783

Robespierre, Robert de (15th century ancestor)

Robespierre, Robert de (16th century ancestor)

Roederer, Pierre-Louis

Roland, Jean Marie

suicide of

Roland, Manon Phlipon

arrest of

death of

Rome, ancient

Rosati (Arras literary society)

Rousseau, Jean-Jacques

affinity of MR with

citizen militia and

education and

innate goodness and

on Paris

patriotism and

romance and

Social Contract

vertu
and

royal council

Royale, Mme (daughter of Louis XVI)

royalists

Russia

Sade, Marquis de

Saint-André, Jean Bon

Saint-Denis tombs smashed

Sainte-Amaranthe family, execution of

Saintes, bishop of

Saint-Firmin massacre

Saint-Germain-des-Près, abbey of

Saint-Germain-des-Près, abbey of, massacres

Saint-Just, Louis Antoine Léon de

arrest and execution of

Dantonists and

fall of MR and

friendship with MR

travels with army

trial of Louis XVI and

Saint-Norbert

Saint-Vaast, abbey of

Salle Episcopale
(Bishop’s Court), of Arras

sans-culottes

Sanson, Charles Henri

Sauvage, John

September Massacres

Servan, Joseph

Seven Years War

Sévigné, Marie de Rabutin Chantal, Marquise de

Sidney, Algernon

Sieyès, Emmanuel-Joseph, abbé

Simon, Anthony

Social Contract
(Rousseau)

Society of the Friends of the Constitution (
later
Jacobin Club)

Sommerville, Marie

Souberbielle, Dr.

Spain

war declared on

Staël-Holstien, Anne-Louise-Germaine Necker, Baronne de

Staël-Holstein, Baron de

Stuart, Charles Edward (Young Pretender)

Swiss Guard

Tale of Two Cities, A
(Dickens)

Talleyrand-Périgord, Charles Maurice

Tallien, Jean Lambert

Target, Guy-Jean-Baptiste

taxation

progressive

Tennis Court Oath

Terror.
See also
Committee of Public Safety; Committee of General Security; Revolutionary Tribunals;
and specific people and laws

begins

Danton opposes

executions and

hopes embodied in

Law of 22 Prairial and

MR and

Théot, Catherine

third estate

coronation of Louis XVI and

declares National Assembly

Estates General and

as nation

Thompson, J. M.

Tocqueville, Alexis

Toulon

Treilhad, Jean-Baptiste

trial by character

trial by conscience

Tuileries palace

protests of 20 June 1792 and

royal family wishes to leave

storming of 10 August 1792

Vadier, Marc Guillaume Albert

Valazé, Charles Éléonor Dufriche

Valmy, battle of

Varennes, flight to

Vendée, revolt in

Versailles

Jacobin Club of

women’s march to

vertu
(virtue)

Ver-Vert
(Gresset)

Vieux Cordelier, Le
(newspaper)

Vilate, Joachim

Villiers, Pierre

Virolle, Mary Magdalen

Vissery de Bois-Valé, Charles Dominique de

Voltaire

voting rights

Walpole, Horace

War Ministry

war of defense vs. conquest

war of liberty vs. intrigue

war with European powers

conscription for

declared on Holy Roman Empire

execution of Louis XVI and

threat of

Washington, George

welfare assistance

William Tell
(play)

Wordsworth, William

Young, Arthur