Why 17,000 Were Executed During the Reign of Terror

The Reign of Terror in France could easily be the worst time to be alive. Check out today's epic video about histories most bloody chapter when public executions by the guillotine were an everyday occurrence. Welcome to the French Revolution.
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The French Revolution really makes my head roll

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What way

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Nice

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It really takes my breath away

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Ba dun tss

[@kennedymutiti1826]

certainly sheds some light on the head of the revolution

[@chaotixninja5]

Soldier: "Sir, we're sending way too many people to the guillotine." Robespirre: "TO THE GUILLOTINE!!!"

[@Ohiotrucker1]

Oversimplified

[@MsaneGaming]

@@Ohiotrucker1 TO THE GUILLOTINE!

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A reference? There's a tax for that.

[@drelocs2878]

@@ahbabmuttaki1856 Lol 😂

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@@ahbabmuttaki1856 You’re taxing me? To the guillotine!

[@XX-sp3tt]

People being punished for not being supportive ENOUGH of the cause, where have I heard that one before?

[@YaHOShUA0001]

Much of that is playing out on this soil, today; don't forget to trust the science, Facebook, Google, Twitter and the host of other like MSM's forced narratives.

[@kevinlutz5994]

Stalin's paradise called Russia?

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North Korea

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Maga cult?

[@InuMiroLover]

Average Citizen: "Oh no...this bread is really expensive..I dont know how Im going to feed my family with this..." Robespierre: "DID I JUST HEAR THAT YOU WANNA GO TO THE GUILLOTINE!?"

[@user-mo6ne6ym9u]

Yet nearly the only one who cared about people's bread was Robespierre himself

[@user-yn7ux4fz6u]

like always, it considerately exagerates Robespierre's personnel power and responsabilities : Robespierre was just one member among twelve, of the Committee of Public Safety, in theory the government of revolutionnary France, but who had his power limited by the Committee of General Security, that was the police department. Both of the committees had to answer for their actions to the National Convention (the parliament) every week, and each member had to get confirmed by the National Convention each month to keep his position. Robespierre was not a dictator, as he had too little personnal power : he had no personnal armed troops, no political party at his orders, and no bureaucracy either : all of his decisions had to be approved by the 11 other members of the Committee, so none of the decisions he made, or the death sentences he signed, were personnal delusions

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Same

[@diversejoe617]

Maxamillian:This guillotine is gonna be effective Guillotine: *Those who raise the sword die by the sword*

[@betterchapter]

the classic case of living long enough to become the villain

[@afrikasmith1049]

Moral of the story: A better tomorrow is never possible through persecution and blind aggression.

[@theperksofbeingabookworm906]

That’s actually very deep. You are very wise.

[@sleazyp.martini1545]

To the guillotine!!

[@revolutionariesoffreedom2374]

To the gu*llotine for not being idealist enough!

[@jagpro91]

The real moral of the story: "revolutions" and the extremes of leftist thought will always turn out this way, as it always has throughout history. Take care that it doesn't happen again.

[@twistedyogert]

Or unnecessary brutality.

[@F15ElectricEagle]

“If history teaches us anything, it is simply this: every revolution carries within it the seeds of its own destruction. And empires that rise will one day fall.” - Princess Irulan (Dune, Frank Herbert)

[@zzaronn]

seems like the seed was napoleon here

[@indobalkanizer6557]

@@zzaronn and the seed of overthrowing German monarchy was...

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*YOU GUYS

[@aaronlee5073]

It took the execution of a group of nuns who wouldn’t renounce their vows to finally get the citizens to realize it had gone to far

[@penguinsfan251]

Yeah, Infographics, were the Carmelite sisters who were kicked out of their convent the part of the "Church" that oppressed and killed people? I'll answer it for you. No, they weren't.

[@revolutionariesoffreedom2374]

Not really, it was more likely the thermidoriens who accused Robespierre of killing jacobin and radical members such as Danton which eventually led to the fall of Robespierre… and despite what the propaganda tells us, the thermidoriens weren’t moderated but during the 9th thermidor, they started being moderate… but even after the death of Robespierre, the gu*llotine was more used

[@galatheumbreon6862]

what event? nuns?

[@jbshiva865]

Robespierre: "The beheadings will continue until virtue improves!"

[@MsaneGaming]

"OOF, expressing sympathy for the royal family are we? TO THE GUILLOTINE!"

[@anttibjorklund1869]

Excessive guillotining? There's a tax for that.

[@anvaythite3889]

Oversimplified Moment

[@Shomai4you]

This bread line is taking too long TO THE GUILLOTINE

[@kendallg968]

And sorry infographics it just came out

[@stevelowe2647]

That's oversimplified init? Lol.

[@matthewlo7868]

Since all the “To the guillotine” references are being taken, I’ll just use this instead: “My children! Bathe your immortal souls in the virtue of MY republic!”

[@mohammedriadh4990]

"Yup, he has completely lost it"

[@ashalaska3685]

imagine not looking at this with any modicum of context or historical analysis.

[@SuperBlessedKing]

Every reign of terror eventually reaches an ending. All things come to an end.

[@RajHK8]

Nothing ever ends Most things never end Verbena - Rememberer La Musica Negra (2003)

[@dominicvasquez6469]

A time for every season.

[@lynnmeyers8433]

IT SURE DID FOR LOUIS XVI & MARIE ANTOINETTE AND KIDS!

[@jdzspace33]

not for the people who don't survive it

[@mikitz]

Idiocracy always works on paper (provided that you're literate).

[@Soundhound101]

This is strangely familiar in recent politics as well. Take that how you will.

[@oneshothunter9877]

American, Sound Hound?

[@zacheray]

@@oneshothunter9877 it’ll only get worse

[@goneguy9442]

Oh thank goodness that history never repeats.

[@MrRogersNeighborhood]

Muddle School History teacher here... This is well done and accurate! Thank you!

[@historiamowiosobie4515]

Then you should know Hotel de Villes mean City Hall (literally house of the city), he showed an american hotel. How is this accurate fake teacher?

[@Anipaper_]

This is my favorite channel, and I'm really happy you guys upload at least twice a day. It's a crazy upload schedule, and something my crazy mind loves to watch

[@Remytheratwaifu]

When your French girlfriend tells you to treat her like a queen:

[@fakeboss4037]

😂👍

[@GyeongmiBaeb]

@Stephen Curry 😂😂

[@dswagjr8802]

@Stephen Curry look at curry man always knowing his history

[@ShadowValleys]

and when you don’t: “TO THE GUILLOTINE”, she said.

[@laurelsmith1339]

Infographics is definitely a favorite channel. Keep up the good work!

[@universalfacts590]

I love how all the characters talk BLAH BLAH BLAH

[@Gaia_Gaistar]

I can't help but laugh when they do the screaming bits.

[@Anonymous33326]

Lool ik

[@arc7495]

Random citizen: 12 sous for a bread? That is way overpriced! Robespierre: *TO THE GUILLOTINE*

[@nikitodankgaming4757]

"Chop Chop Chop Chop Chop. It was insane:"

[@MsaneGaming]

Oversimplified 😂

[@sushilakumarisinha5648]

@@MsaneGaming now release the lions.

[@amielpatriarca2551]

An Oversimplified quote eh?There's gonna be a tax for that.

[@sushilakumarisinha5648]

@@amielpatriarca2551 dude, uncool

[@amielpatriarca2551]

@@sushilakumarisinha5648 Another Oversimplified quote?Yep,there's also gonna be a tax for that.

[@foxxtail06]

Just recently finished reading INNOCENT/INNOCENT ROGUE and this video is a good supplemental information for that manga. Poor Charles-Henri that was a lot of executions.

[@chrisg2739]

It’s nice when the government has a nice healthy fear of its populace. Every now and then it seems every government has had to be reminded of that.

[@charlottebruce979]

@Derrick Bridges I think you're missing the point.

[@ironwolf3554]

Great work as always, lads! 🍻

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Infographic's and Mr. Ballen are the 2 greatest channels on KZbin

[@rainbowflameproductions7121]

“And you, you look like you’re thinking anti revolutionary thoughts, to the guillotine.”

[@aleksandarvil5718]

Jokes on Reign of Terror and its OverSimplified references are hard to *EXECUTE*

[@tysondennis1016]

“He who fights monsters must be careful, lest he become a monster. For when one gazes into the void, the void gazes back.”

[@lividness2104]

Man uploaded another video after six hours , good job . :)

[@lisabelle7553]

This senseless massacre of its own people is the worst in history. Stalin: hold my beer

[@werollins]

The next is worse

[@aleksandarvil5718]

Vodka*

[@aleksandarvil5718]

Mao: *hold my tea*

[@yarlagadda1]

stalin: hold my vodka

[@charlieclark9552]

If we ever discover time travel let's just avoid france

[@m.degroot6837]

Even if we don't, let's just avoid France

[@jackroberto6753]

Adored out of Fear

[@lynnmeyers8433]

Youd have to avoid more than France! Heretics out the woodwork! They'd say, "WITCHES" INSTEAD OF TIME TRAVELER

[@OUTSIDER40]

Thank you for making this video 👍

[@SheldonAdama17]

Robespierre: To the guillotine! Gov’t: no u Robespierre: OooooOooooh NooooOooO!

[@nunyabusiness8267]

"People snitched on one another." 🤣🤣🤣

[@ZombClapzCheekz]

Swap out few words with covid card & unvaccinated and for a minute its literally the past repeating itself.

[@nunyabusiness8267]

@@ZombClapzCheekz Fudge that "vaccine". 🙄🙄🙄

[@Gaia_Gaistar]

"Snitches get rewards." Sounds familiar.

[@sksdarts]

The Best channel I have ever seen. nice content videos I like the way they tell stories

[@twistedyogert]

Compared to Stalin's purges this was a walk in the park.

[@kaisetic3150]

when the government leader turns into Light Yagami.

[@shelleytyso5589]

Love your videos guys Much love from NZ

[@brahimsaad6287]

The king wasn´t half as brutal as those revolutionaries.

[@oliversherman2414]

I love your channel keep up the great stuff

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Genuinely the best channel on KZbin

[@keraatkins7833]

Sad thing about revolutions is that no matter what it is based on it comes back full circle back to its start.

[@PrincessQ-fj9ly]

Yes. It's really a shame that revolutions start with good intentions only to turn out to be no better than the first previous regime. 😳

[@gracefutrell1912]

@@PrincessQ-fj9ly Or worse

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global history is really not my thing I always start getting confused easily, but after these videos it’s 100 times clearer , thank you

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love to see your videos! :)

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I really love this channel here is morning 5:20 I am still watching

[@QueenShireen]

People in the 21th century : Why are all the France people so patriotic? France people earlier in history : Because we didn't want to get killed. That kind of sticks with you.

[@huntertrum3658]

0:00 When it's July 28th, 1794 around 2am

[@drelocs2878]

Lol 😂

[@EuphroseneLabon]

Very good and informative.

[@yeahno4873]

Magic word-"to the gullientine"

[@MsaneGaming]

uh huh *scribles gibberish on notepad* Yeeeah, there's going to be a tax for that.

[@Johan-uu7io]

@@MsaneGaming dude,uncool

[@gunver79]

00:09 I love your show, but you made a painful mistake here. "Hotel de Ville" means/is a town hall, it's not a hotel.

[@WutAPunk]

Saw the title and instantly thought "Robespierre"

[@MsaneGaming]

To the guillotine!

[@TenorCantusFirmus]

Robespierre: "Oh-la-là! Lèt's dethronè le old tyrànt... by becomìng le tyrànt mysèlf!" Lenin and Stalin: "Datshvijdania! We will borrow thijs tactijc, sound genijal!"

[@Sage3356]

Mussolini: "me ne frego"

[@cjmarshall0221]

"Power has a tendency to corrupt, and absolutely power corrupts absolutely." - Lord Acton

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How does he post 2 really good quality videos a day

[@ACPritchard]

This is so chilling these days

[@BasicallySai]

Can you do a video about the French Revolution in 1789? It would be very interesting :D

[@blaircolquhoun7780]

This is what happened in both the Soviet Union and Iran in 1917 and 1979. Louis XVI and Marie Antoninette were guillotined. It's also used as a plot device in the first three books Honor Harrington series.

[@donvansnarr198]

Who is the narrator, his pronunciation Is flawless with any name or word from literally every language it's insane.

[@drog911_]

cause it was the “reign of TERROR”

[@Conquer_Daksh]

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[@ThomasBoyce5000]

Citizen: "hmmm...just a little cloudy today...." Robespierre: "A TRIP TO THE GUILLOTINE MIGHT CLEAR UP THE SKY....."

[@Readymadesweat]

Channel is the best history teacher

[@kushonlyplz994]

Man these vids so valid

[@MsaneGaming]

Funny I just finished a meme of Pierre beheading people on Oversimplified

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Could you do a video on the shipwrecks off the north carolina cost along with why there are no naval bases there

[@ryandavis4448]

Thin blue. 👍 God bless, sir.

[@carsonsikes4138]

@@ryandavis4448 God Bless

[@Ray-cp7bl]

This is legendary:0

[@j.j2290]

I remember learning this in middle school. Although I can barely remember the reign of terror

[@Foxmagik]

So does everyone who brings up the French Revolution it seems.

[@socalrefrigeration548]

The moral of the story is to avoid extremes, saying what you think, and become rich or die trying.

[@kevinkchao8]

This is what life is about, get as rich as you can and live your best life.

[@gigamesh780]

The certificate of "not being a traitor" look like covid pass...interesting

[@gabrielkawa3477]

Does it? Got a link for that?

[@isitoveryet9525]

@@gabrielkawa3477 you need a link to comprehend that any government forcing citizens to show paperwork before entering public spaces, is a bad thing?

[@revolutionariesoffreedom2374]

not really cuz robespierre was the one who created the motto of LIBERTÉ ÉGALITÉ FRATERNITÉ and when the mobs rebelled against the revolutionary governement, robespierre supported the mob and the people meanwhile he despised the senators and deputies who were INSIDE of the republican governement... Literally he purged a lot of them in order to avoid a potential dictator to take over the republic... any potential enemy of freedom was then purged... sympathizing with a monarchist was enough proof to be send to the gu*llotine Robespierre even said that the side who talks about freedom is his side, no matter if that side is right or not

[@Sage3356]

No, they are not the same, you Just throw everything togheter to feel justified in what you do, without backing anything up, having said that you haven't proven anything

[@dubidolczektv5278]

@@revolutionariesoffreedom2374 Not very substantive when you're flinging thousands of people into prisons for their opinions in the name of freedom, in my view.. I have a wacky theory that if you leave people alone when they wish to be left alone then they have a better chance of being free.

[@astralraichu6721]

Man, sounds like today's government just without any brakes or road bumps.

[@user-dr9gs6wh1k]

Today’s government? Where?

[@oetz_p]

@@user-dr9gs6wh1k North korea, parts of china, literally every war torn sub saharan african countries, arab countries that got sacked by USA

[@DJFotele]

Wonder what Francë Will do during this revolucion thats coming in a few months

[@keatonburton5636]

Robespierre was nothing if not *seriously* messed up in the head.

[@aburninglandfillofbadmovie2930]

Fun side fact: Robespierre guest-starred as a William Hartnell era Dr. Who enemy.

[@theconqueringram5295]

Must've been a truly horrific time.

[@donm5354]

42 Missed GOLD medal by 3 seconds... but I didnt miss another INFOGRAPHICS DEATH video !!

[@aleksandarvil5718]

KZbin: Video on French Revolution and its Reign of Terror??? *THERE'S A TAX FOR THAT!!!*

[@revolutionariesoffreedom2374]

Random person : I do not agree with the citizen Robespierre Robespierre : so you have chosen Gu*llotine then!

[@ashalaska3685]

why is guillotine censored. also "not agreeing with robespierre" was not a guillotinable offense or else fouche and tallien would have died much sooner, making everyone's lives much more toloerable.

[@sincerelyalexei]

This enrage Robespierre who killed him severely

[@shamarbrown4514]

I'm learning about this in history class

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i wouldnt mind infographics talk about morant bay rebellion

[@awhsienian]

I need to play Unity again

[@ancientnoodle8372]

Ussr: those are rooky numbers

[@MsaneGaming]

😂 GrayStillPlays

[@mikeguilmette776]

Robespierre tried to shoot himself when he was captured, but ended up breaking his jaw. Allegedly, someone ripped off the bandage holding his jaw in place right before the blade fell, so he died screaming.

[@muhaumar]

I see Infographic I click

[@andresfelipeod6819]

two ideas you speak in last minute are the same : liberty and Fredoom are synonimous. The 3 Virtues of French Revolution are liberty, equality, Fraternity (liberté , equalité, fraternité)

[@pokefan-ix7sh]

The Reign of Terror, commonly called The Terror (French: la Terreur), was a period of the French Revolution when, following the creation of the First Republic, a series of massacres and numerous public executions took place in response to revolutionary fervour, anticlerical sentiment, as well as accusations of treason by the Committee of Public Safety. There is disagreement among historians over when exactly "the Terror" began. Some consider it to have begun only in 1793, giving the date as either 5 September,[1] June[2] or March, when the Revolutionary Tribunal came into existence. Others, however, cite the earlier time of the September Massacres in 1792, or even July 1789, when the first killing of the revolution occurred.[a] The term of "Terror" to describe the period was introduced by the Thermidorian Reaction who took power after the fall of Maximilien Robespierre in July 1794,[1][2] to discredit Robespierre and justify their actions.[3] Today there is consensus amongst historians that the exceptional revolutionary measures continued after the death of Robespierre, now called the period of "White Terror".[4] By then, 16,594 official death sentences had been dispensed throughout France since June 1793, of which 2,639 were in Paris alone;[2][5] and an additional 10,000 died in prison, without trial, or under both of these circumstances.

[@dubidolczektv5278]

Didn't Robespierre himself say something about the need for both 'virtue' and 'terror'? If so I guess he wouldn't have felt particularly discredited (in my view he does a pretty fine job of discrediting himself with that one, and of course with the things he did)

[@jcarpenter3328]

I take it the pic when I scrolled was Robespierre lol

[@bajingo1006]

you guys should just do an entire episode about bioluminescence in nature.

[@yaboi4473]

Its not "genocide" its a "gamer moment"

[@DoggosAndJiuJitsu]

Well ok, but with a name like “The Reign of Terror” it’s not like they could have just stopped at the regular number of deaths.

[@michaelattia9834]

Terror begats terror, not virtue and liberty.

[@thepro161]

Please make a video on the congress of Vienna

[@s.hi.1076]

Reign of Terror? Are we talking HHH's WWE run or Double J's TNA run?

[@revolutionariesoffreedom2374]

11:08 actually is the other way around Terror without virtue is cruel Virtue without terror is powerless

[@mcawesomeytyo3312]

Which is worse, The French Reign of Terror, or Twitter

[@jasondyrkacz8270]

Twitter. The guillotine is a much quicker death even if you survive a few seconds after your head comes off.

[@Diamondr11Blue]

I dont know why, but we're about to find out

[@thenoodlegeneral6140]

That’s unfortunate