The whole of Europe feared that the developments in France , both prior and during the French Revolution , would spark similar developments within their own country's . What evidence is there to suggest that such concerns were only a panic reaction to events that threatened the very foundations of their societies .
Charles Rose | (12.88.91.249) | Wednesday, 22 January 2003 1:00:56 PM
The revolution was a frightening busness for those who witnessed it. The memoirs of the period from Mme. Campan to Chateaubriand -- both wrote long after the event -- still vividly bring home the terror felt by witnesses. There world was never the same. The violence was terrifying. Chateaubrand's sketches rival David's in brutality. I am particularly fond of the head of Foulon with a mouthful of straw and a lance pocking out thru an eye. It as not a panic, if by that one means an illusion. The fall of a highly organized and protective regieme not only threatened its beneficiaries, but countless onlookers caught in the storm.
KKKKK | (205.214.207.227) | Friday, 28 March 2003 11:42:03 AM
how did the French Revolution influence the revolution in Saint Domingue?