Maximilien Robespierre's Virtue and Terror

Essay from the year 2011 in the subject History - Miscellaneous, grade: A, Lindenwood University, language: English, abstract: As one of the key leaders during the “Second Revolution,” it comes as no surprise that Maximilien Robespierre endorsed the execution of Louis XVI, the French king during that time, in order to establish a republic. When Robespierre wrote “On the Trial of the King,” there w...