Louis XVI as a Louis XVI as a PigPig

c To some, the king was a traitor.To some, the king was a traitor.

c Others felt that the Revolution had gone Others felt that the Revolution had gone far enough and didn’t want to execute the far enough and didn’t want to execute the king [maybe exile him].king [maybe exile him].

Marie Antoinette as a Marie Antoinette as a SerpentSerpent

The “Widow Capet”The “Widow Capet”

Marie Antoinette Marie Antoinette on the Way to the on the Way to the

GuillotineGuillotine

Marie Antoinette Marie Antoinette Died in October, Died in October,

17931793

King Louis XVI Executed - 1793

Off with his head

The Guillotine Supporters said it was:

Efficient

More humane

No pain

Opponents said it:

It was too quick to be enjoyed by public

Rather pull victims apart by horses; broken on a

wheel

The Reign of TerrorThe Reign of Terror

Terror is nothing other than Terror is nothing other than justice, prompt, severe, inflexible.justice, prompt, severe, inflexible. -- Robespierre-- Robespierre

Let terror be Let terror be the order of the order of

the day!the day!c The Revolutionary The Revolutionary

Tribunal of Paris alone Tribunal of Paris alone executed 2,639 executed 2,639 victims in 15 months.victims in 15 months.

c The total number of The total number of victims nationwide victims nationwide was over 20,000!was over 20,000!

The “Monster” The “Monster” GuillotineGuillotine

The last guillotine execution in France was in The last guillotine execution in France was in 19391939!!

Different Social Classes Different Social Classes Executed Executed

31%

28%

7%

8%

25%

Napoleon Shows up

• Now we have a reading for the man that comes to make sense of this whole mess….

NapoleonNapoleon’s Coronation