num_pages: 448
description: The Reign of Terror continues to fascinate scholars as one of the bloodiest periods in French history, when the Committee of Public Safety strove to defend the first Republic from its many enemies, creating a climate of fear and suspicion in revolutionary France. R. R. Palmer's fascinating narrative follows the Committee's deputies individually and collectively, recounting and assessing their tumultuous struggles in Paris and their repressive missions in the provinces. A foreword by Isser Woloch explains why this book remains an enduring classic in French revolutionary studies.
language: English
title: Twelve Who Ruled: The Year of the Terror in the French Revolution
titlecomplete: Twelve Who Ruled: The Year of the Terror in the French Revolution
characters: Jean-Paul Marat, Georges Danton, Maximilien de Robespierre
genres: French Revolution, France, Historical, History, 18th Century, European History, War, Biography, Nonfiction, Politics
ratings_count: 727
publisher: Princeton University Press