Didn’t the revolution spiral out of hand, allowing Napoleon to seize power and crown himself emperor, leading to a series of wars that killed millions of people?
Not since the Third Republic. But directly after Napoleon, power went back to the monarchy for like 50 years, so I’m not sure how much credit the guillotine deserves.
The French Revolution is a very good example of violent revolutions not working. The terror was much worse than anything the ancien régime had done, the country was plunged into a massive war and that shitshow was followed up by replacing the king with an emperor and ultimately with the restoration of the pre-revolution monarchy.
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Didn’t the revolution spiral out of hand, allowing Napoleon to seize power and crown himself emperor, leading to a series of wars that killed millions of people?
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Not since the Third Republic. But directly after Napoleon, power went back to the monarchy for like 50 years, so I’m not sure how much credit the guillotine deserves.
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The French Revolution is a very good example of violent revolutions not working. The terror was much worse than anything the ancien régime had done, the country was plunged into a massive war and that shitshow was followed up by replacing the king with an emperor and ultimately with the restoration of the pre-revolution monarchy.