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s/nobles/farmers,nuns,priests,kids * 200,000 farmers in the Vendee * tens of thousands of priests and nuns * ordinary people, children, and eventually themse
by rsj_hn 6y ago
s/nobles/farmers,nuns,priests,kids
* 200,000 farmers in the Vendee
* tens of thousands of priests and nuns
* ordinary people, children, and eventually themselves.
The stench of the bodies was so great they moved the guillotines outside the city. One day after beheading a convent of nuns that refused to stop praying, next up was a young boy caught stealing. As he was led up to the guillotine, a shout could be heard from the crowd "Please, no more children!"
But hey, at least they replaced their King with an Emperor.
- BiteCode_dev 6y agoWe didn't call that period the terror for its joyful tenderness.
- rsj_hn 6y agoNo, it was an orgy of terror by which France replaced a weak king with a strong emperor. The lesson being, don't become a weak king or these forces will be unleashed again.